November 19, Tuesday, 2024

1. Japan and Britain have agreed to launch an economic version of the so-called “two-plus-two” talks, involving their foreign, economy and trade ministers. The agreement came in a meeting held between Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his British counterpart Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
2. The chair of the Group of 20 summit, Brazil, has released the G20 leaders’ declaration that calls for eradicating various forms of global inequalities. The leaders were due to adopt a declaration on Tuesday to close the summit. In reaffirming the role of the G20, the declaration said that G20 leaders remain committed to support developing countries in responding to global crises and challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
3. China’s state-run media say multiple people have been injured after being struck by a car outside a primary school in the inland province of Hunan. Xinhua News Agency and others say the incident took place in the city of Changde on Tuesday around 8 a.m. Details remain unclear, but the injured are believed to include children.