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G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence
The Group of 20 summit is kicking off in South Africa and no US government officials will attend.
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.
Plus, The International Committee of the Red Cross is cutting thousands of jobs after losing aid funding.
And why millions of Mexicans are holding on to bank notes.
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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