Trump leaves second day of virtual G20 early to head to golf course

For a second day in a row, President Donald Trump left the virtual G20 early to go golfing at this Virginia resort.   Earlier, Trump had bristled at news reports that said he blew off a part of the G20 on Saturday to go golfing.   ‘Just arrived at Virtual G20,’ Trump tweeted Sunday morning. ‘Was here … Read more

Trump denies that he blew off virtual G20 to play golf on Saturday

Trump denies ‘Fake News Media’ reports that he blew off virtual G20 to play golf in Sunday Twitter rampage – and returns for second day of virtual summit on global pandemic response President Donald Trump bristled at news reports that said he blew off part of Saturday’s G20 meeting to play golf instead  ‘Just arrived … Read more

Trump skips virtual G20 side-session on ‘pandemic preparedness’ to play golf

President Trump skipped a special side-conference about the COVID-19 pandemic at the virtual G20 summit to play golf in Washington D.C. amid his refusal to concede in the U.S. presidential election to Joe Biden.  The president also spent time on social media, lashing out at the press for not giving him enough credit for his … Read more

G20 urged to create $193bn fundto tackle coronavirus by former leaders including Tony Blair

John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown lead calls to G20 nations for nearly £200bn fund to combat spread of coronavirus and prevent another global financial crisis Global leaders past and present sign letter calling for  $193billion Covid-19 fund  It proposes world leaders set aside $3bn of the fund on coronavirus vaccines Developing countries could … Read more

Boris Johnson joins coronavirus video call with G20 leaders

Boris Johnson today pumped another £210million into coronavirus vaccine funding as he joined a video call with G20 leaders. The PM and counterparts including Donald Trump, Xi Jinping of China, and Vladimir Putin linked up for a discussion on how to coordinate the response. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who is technically hosting the summit, urged … Read more