Tag: g-20 Turkey summit 2015

• Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 08:18 UTC

  Putin claims 40 countries fund ISIS including some members from G20

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin dropped a bombshell when he alleged that the dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) is being funded by 40 countries including some members of the G20 countries.

• Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  G20 leaders in Turkey vow to step up the fight against terrorism

  

  In the wake of the Paris horrific coordinated attacks, leaders from the world's top economies ended on Monday a two-day summit at a resort in Turkey with a vow to step up the fight against terrorism. The attacks that left 132 people dead and hundreds of injured shrouded the nine hours of formal talks that were already set to include discussions of terrorism and a refugee crisis stemming from the mass exodus of people from war-torn Syria.

• Monday, November 9th 2015 - 07:41 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez cancels trip to G20 summit and joins Scioli's presidential campaign

  

  Argentina president Cristina Fernandez has suspended her attendance to the G20 summit in Turkey to campaign for the incumbent presidential candidate, Daniel Scioli, ahead of the 22 November runoff, when he confronts opposition hopeful Mauricio Macri, the big surprise of the electoral dispute.