News of tensions

Political tensions

Brazil cuts off dialogue with Venezuela, recalls ‘all’ diplomats

06-03-2020 13:24 Brazilian diplomats called home after tensions escalated between President Jair Bolsonaro and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro over Brasilia's support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

DEBT TALKS

Solá asks Bolsonaro for Brazil's support in debt talks with IMF

12-02-2020 17:45 Foreign Minister Felipe Solá meets with his Brazilian counterpart Ernesto Araújo and President Jair Bolsonaro, as two nations seek to pacify tensions. Brazilian president proposes face time with Alberto Fernández in Montevideo next month.

TENSION IN MIDDLE EAST

Iran vows 'harsh' response as US kills Tehran's top general in airstrike

03-01-2020 10:17 Washington urges US citizens to leave Iraq "immediately" as tensions soar, after Trump orders airstrike to take out General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.

G20 SUMMIT

G20 finance officials pledge to protect global growth

10-06-2019 09:54 Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan on Sunday with a pledge to use all the policies they can to protect global growth from disruptions.

G20 SUMMIT

Trade conflicts loom large over G20 summit

21-07-2018 10:19 Global trade conflicts triggered by the protectionist policies of US President Donald Trump are set to dominate this weekend’s meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Buenos Aires.