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LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Peru to start his six-day visit to Latin America for the final major international summits of his presidency, even as world leaders turn their attention to what Donald Trump’s return to the White House means for their countries. The visit to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru and stops in the Amazon rainforest and at the Group of 20 leaders summit in Brazil offer Biden one of his last chances as president to meet with heads of state he’s worked with over the years. But world leaders’ eyes are firmly affixed on Trump. They already are burning up…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday welcomed Brazil’s recent support for Beijing’s “One China policy” that states Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, in a sign of stronger bilateral ties with South America’s largest country. At the end of a two-day visit to Brazil, Wang made a stop in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza to meet Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at an air force base before departing to Jamaica by the late afternoon. There were no details of their meeting. In Brasilia earlier, Wang said their two countries, both members of the BRICS group…

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said that it is closely following the developments related to the Guyana-Venezuela border issue and it believes that the matter should be resolved peacefully while avoiding escalatory steps. In a statement, the Ministry said: “We are closely following the developments pertaining to Guyana-Venezuela border issue. We are aware that the matter is already being considered by the International Court of Justice. “We believe the issue should be resolved peacefully and escalatory steps avoided. We welcome the recent regional diplomatic initiatives on the issue.” According to reports, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will meet…

KYIV/PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s efforts to revive sea exports in defiance of Russia’s military blockade have given a glimmer of hope to a teetering farm sector in which loss-making producers are abandoning some land in one of the world’s biggest grain belts. With no end in sight to the war with Russia, access to the Black Sea is critical if Ukraine is to preserve an agricultural industry that was the fourth-largest grain supplier globally before the conflict and in value terms accounted for half of Ukraine’s total exports last year. While makeshift export routes and abundant supply elsewhere…

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Peru Mammad Talibov has met with President of Congress of the country Alejandro Soto Reyes and the chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission Alejandro Aguinaga. During the meetings, the pair discussed the successful development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. They explored the potential for advancing relations across various domains, encompassing trade and economics, tourism, culture, education, and more. Mentioning the positive impact of global energy and transport projects implemented in the region on geopolitical processes, the Azerbaijani diplomat highlighted the ample opportunities for fostering ties between Azerbaijan and Peru in economic, political, and social realms.…

MANILA: Japan and the Philippines have fortified their military alliance, as both nations seek to resist a more aggressive Beijing in the East and South China Seas. Standing beside President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Manila on Friday night, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country will begin formal talks to forge a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) that would allow both nations to hold joint military drills for the first time on Philippine shores. Japan is also giving the Philippine Navy a 600 million yen (S$5.4 million) grant for a coastal radar system to bolster its maritime domain awareness capabilities.…

The magazine remarked that the bank’s formidable contact, outreach and segmentation efforts had led to a significant increase in new customers and assets under management. The magazine remarked that the bank’s formidable contact, outreach and segmentation efforts had led to a significant increase in new customers and assets under management. “Economic conditions throughout Latin America have been mixed. While some markets have grown, others have stagnated. BBVA has successfully navigated the opportunities and challenges that have emerged from this environment to produce another year of commendable growth across several markets, specially Peru,” proclaimed The Banker. The Banker also highlights the…

She has never even heard of a carbon footprint. While some climate-conscious people in rich countries try to restrict their carbon emissions, Pellaca’s minimal impact on the environment is an unhappy side-effect of poverty. Giving the poor a better life and spurring economic growth while also curbing planet-harming emissions is one of the major challenges facing world leaders meeting for COP28 climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates. “I walk down, I walk where I need to be, I walk back” up the hill, said Pellaca, 31, a single mother of two who barely uses public transport, owns…

Israel said on Saturday evening that its military forces were preparing to implement a “wide range of operational offensive plans” ahead of an expected large-scale ground invasion of Gaza following a Hamas attack on Israel. The Israeli army said its soldiers are deployed “all over the country” and are working to increase “operational readiness for the next stages of the war, with a focus on important ground operations.” Israeli forces have been bombing the Gaza Strip since Hamas launched a devastating attack last week. In recent days, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes after Israel ordered 1.1…

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Reuters) – Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan agreed on Tuesday that their countries’ leaders would meet at the “earliest appropriate time,” the South Korean Foreign Ministry said, after a rare meeting aimed at launching trilateral exchanges. The three countries agreed to hold a summit every year starting in 2008 to enhance regional cooperation, but this initiative was affected by bilateral differences and the Covid-19 epidemic. The last summit was in 2019. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement that specific dates are still under discussion and that the two countries’ foreign ministers…