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President Biden speaks to the media after a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Communist Party of Vietnam Headquarters in Hanoi on Sunday.

Biden denies improved ties with China's adversaries is meant to contain Beijing

11:28am September 10, 2023

by Washington Desk

The remarks came after the U.S. elevated relations with Vietnam to the level of a comprehensive strategic partner, the highest level of international partnership.

Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday.

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

11:13am March 06, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.

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U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet for the first time since the Ukraine war began

2:13pm March 02, 2023

Relations between the two countries have collapsed over the Ukraine war, with the U.S. slapping thousands of sanctions on Russia, and militarily, economically and diplomatically supporting Ukraine.

As G-20 ministers gather in Delhi, Ukraine may dominate — despite India's own agenda

11:12am February 28, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

India wants to steer talks away from Russia, with which it's maintained ties despite the Ukraine invasion. Russia's top diplomat walked out of a previous G-20 summit over criticism of the war.

Ukrainian journalist-turned-soldier Viktor Dudar's mother (center) grieves at his grave as he's laid to rest in Lviv, Ukraine, last March. Last week the world marked the first anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Latest in Ukraine: As Russia's war starts its second year, eyes are on China (Feb. 27)

7:42pm February 27, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A man hugs a Ukrainian soldier as local residents gather to celebrate the liberation of Kherson on Sunday.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia's retreat from Kherson gives Ukraine renewed hope (Nov. 14)

3:23pm November 14, 2022

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden spent three days in Rome talking to world leaders before and during the G-20. He held a formal press conference before heading to the UN climate summit in Glasgow.

Biden says he worries that cutting oil production too fast will hurt working people

4:45pm October 31, 2021

by Tamara Keith

President Biden said he's worried about soaring energy prices and says the world can't simply cut its use of fossil fuels — even as he heads to Glasgow for the U.N. climate summit.

President Biden poses for a selfie with first responders who joined world leaders Saturday for the traditional family photo at the G-20 summit in Rome.

The G-20 gets together for the 1st time since the pandemic. Here's what you missed

6:22pm October 30, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

It's been two years since the heads of most leading economies met in person. "We can finally look at the future with great — or with some — optimism," said Italy's Mario Draghi, the summit host.

Steel ingots emerge from an oven at the Saarsthal rail plant in Hayange, France, on Sept. 13, 2021. The United States and European Union have reached a deal on steel and aluminum tariffs.

U.S. reaches deal with European Union over steel and aluminum tariffs

3:45pm October 30, 2021

Announced at the G-20 Summit in Rome, the deal is meant to protect American producers but tamp down on the cost increases that the original tariffs have led to.

President Biden, pictured leaving the Oval Office on Oct. 15, is traveling to Rome and Glasgow during the second foreign trip of his presidency.

Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week

8:00am October 28, 2021

by NPR Staff

President Biden has been scrambling to make a deal at home with lawmakers in his own party before heading to the G-20 summit in Rome and the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.