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Hamas, its foreign affairs ministry said Wednesday. Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira has interrupted an Asia trip to travel 'to New York to participate in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called by Brazil… to address the situation in the Gaza Strip,' the Ministry said in a statement. Brazil previously called an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday, the day after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israeli forces say 1,200 people, most of them civilians, were killed in the onslaught, the worst in the country's history. As Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, a densely populated enclave of 2.3 million people, in response, the death toll there has also reached 1,200 people, including a high number of civilians, according to Palestinian authorities. More than 3,38,000 people in the enclave have been displaced, according to the United Nations. At Sunday's Security Council meeting, members were divided over policy concerning Israel and the Palestinians. Earlier on Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for urgent international action to protect both Palestinian and Israeli civilians, especially children. «Children must never be held hostage, anywhere in the world,» Lula wrote on social media platform X. «Hamas needs to free the Israeli children who were kidnapped from their families.

Many central banks and governments around the world want to kick their dollar addiction. They aren’t getting very far—except when forced. The percentage of official foreign-exchange reserves allocated to U.S.

Officials say the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year

public health and geopolitical instability that are impeding efforts to address pressing global issues. The theme of the 78th session of the UNGA is “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all." Beside President Joe Biden of the United States, none of the leaders of the five permanent members of the Security Council—namely the US, Russia, China, France and Britain—are attending the UNGA session.

It’s Day 1 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York

BRASILIA (Reuters) — On his first trip to Cuba during his third term in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the embargo imposed by the United States on the island «illegal» and denounced the island's inclusion on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazil's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Mercosur's response to the European Union's additions to their long-awaited trade accord has been delivered to Brussels and negotiators will meet by video-conference later in the day.

UN General Assembly Dennis Francis said. «First of all, let me congratulate the government and people of India on the fantastic outcome of the G20 Summit,» Francis told PTI in an exclusive interview here. «I think it's a testament to the diplomatic skill and dexterity of Prime Minister Modi and his team that they were able to keep the G20 together in issuing a solid joint statement of partnership, which of course, is what we need,» Francis, who assumed his role this month as President of the 193-member UN body for the 78th session, said. «We need to build solidarity, we need cooperation, we need a conciliatory approach to our challenges — all of the things that are spelt out in the declaration,» he added. India hosted leaders of the world's biggest economies, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among others, for the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 9 and 10 in the Indian capital Delhi. As G20 President, India pulled off a big diplomatic win with the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration at the summit, overcoming major differences in the Russia-Ukraine war. The announcement about the consensus on the 34-page declaration and its subsequent adoption came hours after India circulated a new text to the G20 countries to describe the Ukraine conflict. «We have just received good news.

leadership of PM Modi is shaping the world, and the world is backing the country's bid for a permanent UNSC seat, which Nehru gave away to China on a platter...The unpatriotic deeds of the Gandhi family haunt our history, to date." Making a fresh pitch for expansion of the UN Security Council and reforms in other global institutions, Prime Minister Modi had on Sunday said in order to take the world towards a better future, it is necessary that the global systems are according to the present realities. "Today, the United Nations Security Council is also an example of this. When the UN was established, the world was completely different from what it is today.

Brazil's leader withdrew on Monday his personal assurance that Russia President Vladimir Putin would not be arrested if he attends next year's G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, saying it would be up to the judiciary to decide. Putin missed this year's gathering in the Indian capital New Delhi, avoiding possible political opprobrium and any risk of criminal detention under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. Brazil is an ICC member but President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva raised eyebrows at the weekend when he told Indian news network Firstpost: «If I'm the president of Brazil and if he comes to Brazil, there's no way that he will be arrested.» He changed tack on Monday, telling reporters: «I don't know if Brazil's justice will detain him.

Fumio Kishida on Sunday stated that the New Declaration from the G20 Summit was significant as all G20 members including Russia have agreed on such terms as «all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition.» Addressing a press meet at the end of G2O Summit, Kishida said it was «significant» that all G20 members including Russia have agreed on such terms as «all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition.» However, he did not get into the specifics of the language of New Declaration whose formulation on Ukraine had a marked difference from the Bali formulation as it did not mention Russia by name. On the safety of Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant Kishida said, «Many countries already viewed the process of discharge as safe and transparent. I feel now that such understanding has spread further.” Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a substantive dialogue here on Sunday and underscored the need for open, unimpeded and reliable food supply chains and called upon the international community to ensure that agricultural trade is not affected by unilateral restrictions and protectionist measures, duly taking into consideration the Multilateral trade rules. The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the formation of Joint Technical Committees to facilitate trade in agriculture and animal husbandry products, officials said. Modi and Lula agreed that economic exchanges between Brazil and India have the potential for further growth, taking advantage of the scale of their respective economies and the potential for forging industrial partnerships.

G20 Summit drew to a close. The two day event involving the world's biggest economies was hosted in New Delhi amid an increasingly convoluted geopolitical landscape. Indeed the successful adoption of the G20 Leaders' Declaration has been dubbed a ‘coup’ for host PM Modi.

Narendra Modi on Sunday urged world leaders assembled at the G20 leaders’ summit to make global structures, including the UN Security Council, reflective of current realities. Speaking at a summit session, Modi made India’s claim for permanent membership of the UNSC unambiguous and cautioned that it is a natural law that individuals and institutions that do not adapt to change tend to lose their relevance over time.

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on Sunday said the New Delhi Declaration was significant as all members, including Russia, agreed that «states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition». However, he did not get into the specifics of the language of declaration. On the safety of Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, he said, «Many countries already viewed the process of discharge as safe and transparent.

India and Brazil on Sunday agreed to work together for the expansion of India-Mercosur preferential trade agreement (PTA) to further promote economic ties, an official statement said. Mercosur is a trading bloc in Latin America, comprising Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The issue came up for discussion during the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here at the sidelines of the G20 Summit. «Expressing satisfaction over the growing trade between India and Mercosur, both leaders agreed to work together for the expansion of India-Mercosur PTA during Brazil's Mercosur Presidency, to leverage the full potential of this economic partnership,» a joint statement issued after the meeting said. The two countries also welcomed the establishment of the India-Brazil Business Forum as a dedicated platform for private-sector collaboration. «The leaders noted with satisfaction the conclusion of domestic procedures for the entry into force of the India-Brazil Social Security Agreement,» it added. India-Mercosur preferential trade agreement (PTA) came into effect on June 1, 2009. In such agreements, two countries reduce or eliminate customs duties on a limited number of goods agreed between them.

G20 Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday proposed holding a virtual session in November this year to review the subjects proposed during the meeting. "India has the responsibility of G20 presidency till November. In these two days, you (world leaders) have expressed several views and put forward various proposals," Modi said.

da Silva said on Saturday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not be arrested in Brazil if he attends the Group of 20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year. Interviewed on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Delhi by news show Firstpost, Lula said Putin would be invited to next year's event, adding that he himself planned to attend a BRICS bloc of developing nations meeting due in Russia before the Rio meeting.

G20 Summit under the India's Presidency scheduled to be held from September 9-10, reported ANI. The French President will have a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likely in the form of a lunch on the 10th of September at the end of the G20 Summit.

In a bid to slow down deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's Foreign Relations Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay has already sent the European Union their position on an European addendum to their long-awaited trade agreement.

G20 Summit and it's ready to work with all parties to push for the success of the high-profile global conference in New Delhi this week. At the G20 summit, the spokesperson said China always attaches high importance to the grouping and actively participates in relevant activities. "We support India in hosting this year’s summit and stand ready to work with all parties to make the G20 Summit a success," she said at the conference to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10.