Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed foreign leaders and delivered an opening address focused on fighting food insecurity.

With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely the leading rich and developing nations will sign on to a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics: The meeting Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is overshadowed by two major wars and Donald Trump's recent election victory.

The G20 in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Brazil on Monday for the G20 Summit, was welcomed by Brazilian Vedic scholars, dressed in traditional Indian attire, chanting Sanskrit mantras

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to attend the G20 summit and is set to have in-depth talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese state media reported on Monday.

Brazil's first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation. A ship's horn sounded as she spoke and she joked,