G20 summit underway in Osaka

Jun 28,2019
World leaders have gathered in Osaka for the G20 summit. The two-day meeting comes at a time of heightened global tensions, including the ongoing US-China trade war and the friction between Washington and Tehran.
Indonesian court upholds victory for Joko
Jun 28
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has dismissed allegations of fraud in the country's April presidential election, upholding Joko Widodo's election to a second term in office.
G20 ministers to discuss universal health care
Jun 28
While G20 leaders are meeting in Osaka, their finance and health ministers will be holding a separate session to discuss global health issues.
Australian student feared detained in North Korea
Jun 27
Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea.
2 wounded in explosion in Syria's Damascus
Jun 27
An explosive device went off in Syria's capital city Damascus Thursday morning, wounding a woman and her child, state news agency SANA reported.
Over 5,000 people evacuated as volcano erupts in PNG
Jun 27
Over 5,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours after a volcanic eruption in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which sent a plume of ash 19 km into the sky.
Osaka rolls out red carpet, not red-light district for G20
Jun 27
Special quick-flushing toilets, granny rap and a self-imposed brothel ban: Japan's Osaka is determined to paint itself in the best possible light for the G20 leaders summit starting on Friday.