November 18, Monday, 2024

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is in Brazil to attend a summit of the Group of G20 major economies. During the G20 summit, the prime minister plans to stress Tokyo’s commitment to tackling international challenges, including poverty and climate change, in cooperation with developing nations. Ishiba is also expected to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the escalating tensions in the Middle East.
2. Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies are set to begin discussions on global issues, such as poverty and climate change. Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, US President Joe Biden and Chines President Xi Jinping are among the attendees. The leaders are expected to discuss how to proceed with measures to address hunger and poverty. They will also exchange views on sustainable development, including measures against climate change. 3. Leading American media outlets report that President Joe Biden has authorized the Ukrainian military to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. The New York times quotes US officials as saying the authorization “came in response to Russia’s surprise decisions to bring North Korean troops into the fight.”