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G20 leaders convened in Brazil today, to address global challenges, including stalled climate talks, the Ukraine and Middle East wars, and socioeconomic inequality.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prioritizes hunger eradication, climate action, and billionaire taxation as central themes for the summit.
US President Joe Biden, attending his final G20 as a sitting president, faces diminished influence, with Chinese President Xi Jinping taking center stage. Security at the summit is heightened following a recent attempted bombing at Brazil’s Supreme Court.
The leaders are under pressure to reignite COP29 climate negotiations, with calls for wealthy and fast-developing nations to contribute $1 trillion annually to combat global warming. Lula emphasized that wars must not overshadow the fight against global poverty.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is notably absent, while Argentina’s resistance to certain agenda items has raised questions about achieving a consensus.
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