G-20 summit kicks off in India

Arguments over the war in Ukraine have so far dominated the talks. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following G-20 summit kicks off in India [Delegates arrive the G20 foreign ministers meeting, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2023.] Credit: Manish Swarup/AP G-20 The [G-20 summit kicked off]( in Delhi, India, on Thursday. So far, angry exchanges over the war in Ukraine have dominated the talks. The host country says the disagreements may mean that there will be [no joint statement]( from the summit. It’s the second high-level ministerial meeting under India’s G-20 presidency this year. Unlike China, India has growing ties with the West — particularly the US — despite its ties with Russia. Gabon Gabon is hosting the [two-day One Forest Summit]( this week focused on protecting the world’s largest forests. The main discussion is about who should pay for the protection and reforesting of lands that have some of the world’s most-diverse species. French President Emmanuel Macron is attending, but the [absence of other key players](, like Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi, may slow down the momentum of the talks. US-Ghana Two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — in Tulsa, Oklahoma — Viola Fletcher, 108, and her brother Hughes Van Ellis, 102, have been [granted Ghanaian citizenship]( in a ceremony at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, DC. During the violent incident in a prosperous neighborhood, known as “Black Wall Street,” 300 Black people were killed — and their property was destroyed — by a mob of white people. Fletcher and Ellis visited Ghana and other African countries in 2021 to mark the centenary of the massacre and both were given royal Ghanaian names. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [This Colombian town is dimming its lights to attract more tourists to view the night sky]( [To get certified by the Starlight Foundation, Villa de Leyva, Colombia, plans to change its streetlights so they only point downward and use light bulbs with warmer colored temperatures.]( Credit: Manuel Rueda/The World Thousands of people gather every year in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, for the annual Astronomy Festival. Now, event organizers are working with the local government to [implement lasting improvements]( for the town to draw more tourists to see the stars. [Ukrainian refugees in Poland will now be charged to stay in state-funded housing]( [PTAK Expo Center in Warsaw, Poland.]( Credit: Orla Barry/The World Poland has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other European nation. But from March 1, the Polish government has ruled that Ukrainians living in state-funded accommodation will have to [start contributing]( toward their housing and food costs. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot When you hear about Carnival season in South America, you might think of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or Barranquilla, Colombia. How about Uruguay? The country claims to have the world's longest Carnival celebration — it goes for 40 days or longer. But instead of parades, it is structured as an outdoor theater festival, with performances of a very distinct choral music called Murga, an important form of social and political critique. [Listen to the story]( by The World's Tibisay Zea. Credit: Twitter In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.