World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief

António Guterres said the world is becoming unhinged as geopolitical tensions rise.

He said global governance was “stuck in time” at a point when strong, modern, multilateral institutions were in need.

He called for deep reforms of the “dysfunctional, outdated and unjust international financial architecture”.

He offered a vision that was explicitly more socialist than the one provided by Narendra Modi , the Indian prime minister and outgoing G20 chair.

Lula has come under criticism for saying he would welcome Putin to Brazil , for questioning the role of the international criminal court and for failing to meet the Ukrainian president.