Topic: G20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Francis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other top national leaders Saturday in what he called "an important visit" for his war effort against Russia.

The U.S. ambassador to China met with China's foreign minister Monday in the first high-level diplomacy between Washington and Beijing since the U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon in February.

The global economy was rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year and it may take at least a year before broader markets recover, the OECD said Friday.

Recent tensions between Washington and Beijing could soon escalate to "confrontation and conflict," Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang warned in his first news conference since his appointment to the office in December.

At a White House meeting on Friday, President Joe Biden thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany's "profound" help in countering Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today where he asked for Moscow to end its invasion of Ukraine and return to the New START nuclear treaty.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He agreed to work together and keep talking on several issues after a two-hour meeting in Zurich that could lead to future visits.

The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is looking bleak.

Peace talks are far away, but there have been back-channel talks between Ukraine and Russia on a whole range of issues, brokered by mediators from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States plans to commit $55 billion in African over the next three years, as he hosted the continent's leaders at summit in Washington D.C.