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No joint communique as Ukraine casts shadow on G20 finance talks

G20 chair Indonesia says there was consensus on most of the document but two paragraphs would focus on members' differences regarding the impacts of the Ukraine crisis.

US, China top diplomats to meet amid frayed ties

Blinken and Wang will be meeting in person for the first time since October and set the stage for expected virtual talks in the coming weeks between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.

Live blog: Putin warns Western sanctions risk energy price 'catastrophe'

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov storms out of talks with other G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia as Western powers criticise Moscow over its offensive against Ukraine, where fighting has entered the 135th day.

Ukraine crisis extends to G20 summit as Russia meets rivals in Indonesia

G20 foreign ministers begin summit in Bali with Indonesia calling for an "end to Ukraine war" and Washington and Moscow's top diplomats preparing for their first showdown since the offensive began.

Russia attends G20 meeting set to be overshadowed by Ukraine conflict

Foreign ministers from the group of 20 are gathering in Indonesia for talks bound to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation, food and energy security.

Casualties as earthquake strikes Indonesia's Bali

The 4.8 magnitude quake hits at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari.

Indonesia prepares more ICU units as Bali runs low on oxygen

Indonesia has had more than 3 million coronavirus infections and at least 82,000 deaths with the Delta variant-driven spread showing no sign of slowing.

Increased activity in Indonesia’s volcanoes sends thousands fleeing

More than 4,600 people have fled from the slopes of Mount Ili Lewotolok as authorities try to evacuate hundreds living on Mount Semeru.

Indonesia reroutes all flights around erupting Anak Krakatau volcano

Authorities have warned that the crater of Anak Krakatau, or child of Krakatau, remains fragile, raising fears of another collapse and tsunami, and have urged residents to stay away from the coast.

Australian 'Bali Nine' drug mule released from Indonesian prison

Renae Lawrence will be deported and banned from Indonesia for life, said chief of Bali's Justice Office. Lawrence was the only woman among nine Australians who were arrested in 2005 for smuggling 8.3 kg of heroin from Australia to Bali.

Indonesia stops search for victims of Lion Air crash

Lion Air’s Boeing Co. 737 MAX passenger plane crashed into the sea on October 29 just minutes after taking off from Jakarta en route to Bangka island near Sumatra, killing all 189 people on board.

Istanbul to see greatest uptick in visitors among top destination cities

The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey is expected to pass the 40 million mark in 2018, says the culture and tourism minister. Over 10 million visitors hit Istanbul in 2017, according to Mastercard’s 2018 Global Destination Cities Index.