NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — Global leaders announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia on Saturday (September 9) on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI, Sept 20 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has explained the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to the sea to the G20 leaders who gathered in New Delhi for a two-day summit on Saturday (September 9), an official with Japan's Foreign Ministry said.

HANOI/NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 — The United States (US) and Vietnam plan to elevate their relations as US President Joe Biden visits the country from Sunday, with officials saying the focus of the talks will be semiconductors and critical minerals.

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Saturday (September 9) that China has been very supportive in yielding various outcomes during the country’s G20 presidency.

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged on Saturday the Group of 20 (G20) members to resolutely advance economic globalisation and promote unity, cooperation and inclusion within the G20.

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 — The United States plans to launch a vast rail and shipping project with partners to facilitate trade from India to Europe via the Middle East, US officials said on Saturday.

RABAT (Morocco), Sept 9 — The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night has risen to 820, said the country's Interior Ministry on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 —- The G20 has agreed that the African Union (AU) will join the group of leading and emerging economic powers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the start of this year's G20 summit in New Delhi.

NEW YORK, Sept 9 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the Group of 20 top economic powers, which are responsible for more than 80 per cent of the emissions that cause global warming, to use their weekend summit to send a strong message on climate change.

JAKARTA, Sept 8 — Indonesian Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono outlined three important points for Asean countries to implement in a bid to establish sustainable health services, Antara news agency.

.JAKARTA, Sept 8 — Indonesian Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo stated that the Asean-Australia cooperation was aimed at supporting Asean efforts to strengthen food security and respond to various current global challenges, Antara news agency reported.

ALMATY, Sept 8 –— Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and Yu Baocai, president of Chinese energy company Sinopec, have discussed cooperation in the oil and gas industry, the Kazakh government said on Friday, reported Sputnik.

ISTANBUL, Sept 8 — Canberra and Manila agree on the need to uphold international law on important security issues, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday during his official trip to the Philippines, reported Anadolu Agency.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 —The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have called for better global cooperation with regard to climate change, national debt, and the digital revolution ahead of this weekend's G20 summit, reported dpa news agency.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Japanese Embassy in Malaysia will continue to ensure correct understanding of the discharge of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean and to provide information on the safety of Japanese food and exports.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Laos symbolically took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) from Indonesia this year, and will host Asean in 2024 with the promise of building an increasingly connected and resilient Asean, ANTARA News Agency reported.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres praised the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as an important factor for unity in the current divided world.

MOSCOW, Sept 7 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong on Thursday that he was planning to visit China before the end of the year, reported Sputnik.