Topic: G20

Global carbon emissions are on track to reach an all-time high by 2023 while only a fraction of emergency coronavirus funding is being directed at clean energy transitions, according to a report Tuesday by the IEA.

Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies announced after a two-day meeting in Italy that they have approved plans for a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations.

A bilateral defense treaty between China and North Korea remains in effect, Beijing said ahead of the 60th anniversary of the agreement signing.

In a pair of ideological 6-3 decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld restrictive voting laws in Arizona and struck down a California law that mandates disclosures of political donor lists.

The G7 nations on Sunday committed to delivering 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest nations and called for a second investigation into the origins of the virus.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday announced new tariffs on certain goods from six countries that have imposed digital services taxes.

Pope Francis indicated that he is willing to travel to North Korea when he is ready.

South Korea had the world's 10th largest economy in 2020 and its per capita GDP surpassed Italy's for the first time.

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced a plan to increase taxes on U.S. multinational corporations by overhauling provisions included in the 2017 Republican tax bill.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday called for an end to global "tax competition," which she said distorts the economic playing field and pressures governments to erode their own tax base.