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G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence

G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence

Update: 2025-11-21
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Today, as world leaders gather in South Africa, Andrew Peach takes a look the agenda for the G20 and asks whether it matters that Donald Trump isn't there.



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A man walks past a G20 South Africa 2025 sign inside the secured area of the G20 Summit venue at the Nasrec Expo centre, ahead of the summit scheduled for November 22–23 in Johannesburg, South Africa. November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence

G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence

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