Today’s Top News Headlines and Latest News at 8:30 pm on 4 September 2023

News Snapshot:

Beginning today's evening bulletin with the top news: Chinese President Xi Jinping is not going to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 — in what is going to be the most conspicuous and telling absence from the summit. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Monday that Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the summit. Xi is going to miss the G20 summit for the second time. This time his absence sends stronger political messages given that the G20 is considered the world’s “premier economic forum.” Xi’s absence also comes at a time when India, as...