Our daily jaunt around the world

🌏 More than a dozen world leaders are in Bali, Indonesia, for the G20 Summit, held today and tomorrow. The G20, made up of 20 of the world’s largest economies, meets regularly to coordinate global policy across a wide range of issues. This year’s summit centers around three main priorities: global health architecture, digital transformations, and sustainable energy transitions. One day prior to the summit (aka yesterday), President Biden held a three-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first in-person conversation as leaders.

🇮🇷 Iran yesterday issued its first death sentence in response to recent anti-government protests. A court convicted an unnamed person for allegedly setting fire to a government building, state media reported. At least 20 others are currently facing charges punishable by death, per the Norway-based Iran Human Rights. Since demonstrations first broke out two months ago in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of local morality police, Iranian authorities have killed at least 326 people and arrested over 1,000 more.

🎓 International students are coming back to the US. Roughly 950,000 international students from over 200 countries studied at an American college or university last school year, a 4% jump in enrollment from 2020-21, per a new federal report. International students enrolling for the first time increased 80% year-over-year, signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels, the report said. Fun fact: China (~33%) and India (~20%) together account for a majority of all US international students.