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G20 Summit: Here are the big names attending and what they bring to the table

This weekend’s G20 Summit in New Delhi will bring together some of the most influential leaders in the world – US president Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, and French president Emmanuel Macron, among others. What can we expect from them?

G20 Summit: Who is arriving in India and when?

US president Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Japan PM Fumio Kishida are among the world leaders arriving in New Delhi today. More than 30 head of state representatives, including those from the EU, invited guest nations, and 14 heads of international institutions, will also be attending the mega event

'Royal Cheese & Royal Speech': King Charles hopes to win hearts in Germany

King Charles III became the first monarch to address Germany's parliament on Thursday. He arrived in Berlin a day before for his first foreign trip as Britain’s monarch, hoping to improve the UK's relations with the European Union and show he can win hearts, just as his mother did for seven decades

Filling up empty shelves: Why the UK should grow fruits and vegetables in cities

More than 80 per cent of people in the UK now live in urban areas. Expanding fruit and vegetable production in cities – a practice called urban horticulture – could thus help to reduce the severity of supermarket supply shortages in the future

Some Like It Quick: Which countries are obssesed with fast food?

According to a study by CEO World Magazine, the United States and the United Kingdom are the most fast-food-obsessed countries in the world. France and Sweden ranked third and fourth spots, followed by Austria, Mexico, and South Korea. What about India?

Explained: How Prince Harry is wrong about racism and unconscious bias

When a person expresses racial bias, then that bias, conscious or not, is racism. But racism won’t be overcome simply by pointing out unconscious bias. Instead, anti-racism means challenging the systems and institutions that have made racism 'common sense'

Explained: Prince Harry's 'Spare' and the impact of losing a mother at a young age

It’s been more than 25 years since the traumatic death of Prince Harry’s mother Diana in a car crash in Paris. But the idea of 'time healing all wounds' is a myth

Explained: Why China's COVID surge isn't a threat to other nations

Majority of nations currently have high immunity and protection against severe disease and death from COVID, in contrast to China at the beginning of this wave

'Europe isn't strong enough, would be in trouble without the US': Finnish PM Sanna Marin

Marin, who is currently in Australia, said that Europe’s defences need to be strengthened

Negative views of China rise sharply in Australia, Britain, 12 other countries, says survey; COVID-19 handling key factor

Citizens in the surveyed countries also do not trust China's leader Xi Jinping, with a median of 78 percent saying they do not have confidence in him to do the right thing in world affairs