World leaders are preparing to meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2024 G20 summit. The annual meeting will bring together heads of state from 19 countries to discuss a range of subject matter regarding the global economy. The group was formed in 1999 in response to when debt crises plagued major international economies in the late 90s.

Sir Keir Starmer has “no plans” to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he said “we need to double down” on support for Ukraine with the conflict approaching its 1,000th day. The Prime Minister pledged that Ukraine was “top” of his agenda at this week’s G20 summit of world leaders and told reporters that “there’s got to be full support as long as it takes”.

President Biden is in Brazil for the final G20 summit of his presidency. While much of the summit is focused on fighting hunger and addressing global conflicts, Donald Trump's second presidency is looming over the meeting of world leaders.

Set against a backdrop of political turmoil, it's going to be a big ask for the leading rich and developing nations to sign up to any meaningful declarations.

Brazil pushed for concerted action to alleviate hunger as it hosted the G20 summit, a meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies, amid global uncertainty over two major wars and incoming US President-elect Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's election ushers in era of 'transactional' geopolitics that threatens to undermine international consensus

G20 leaders have arrived in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit taking place today and tomorrow. The meeting comes amid scepticism that a major consensus on energy transition remains unlikely. READ: Rio under high security for G20 summit President Cyril Ramaphosa has held a meeting with European Union President Ursula von der Leyen