G20 countries meet in South Africa as top U.S. diplomat skips talks

Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 countries met in South Africa on Thursday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and other global affairs, with the rare absence of the top U.S. diplomat leaving room for China and Russia to expand their outreach to developing and emerging economies.The first day of the two-day meeting centered on global geopolitics including Ukraine, with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya vowing to continue support for Kyiv while also expressing hope that ongoing diplomatic efforts to negotiate peace will help bring an end to the nearly three-year war.The gathering in…READ FULL ARTICLE