Demonstrators gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people as world leaders held the G20 summit.

Demonstrators gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Monday in solidarity with Palestinians, demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Holding banners and flags, they called for Brazil to sever ties with Israel.

Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday issued a joint statement highlighting the suffering caused by conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, while calling for cooperation on climate change, poverty reduction and tax policy.

G20 leaders met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday for talks on climate change, ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, and more, at a forum that highlighted differences between world powers but also delivered some successes.

With leaders from the world's biggest economies converging on Rio de Janeiro for a two-day G20 summit starting Monday, the usually relaxed seaside city is under a tight security blanket.

This photo taken on Nov. 18, 2024 shows the International Media Center for the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the 19th G20 Summit here on Monday. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was launched at the first session of the summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other world leaders posed for the family photo after the launch of Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty at the 19th G-20 summit,

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