カテゴリー: G7
Mark Carney declined to answer if he believed Indian PM had a role in murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh NijjarCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has defended his decision to invite India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the upcoming G7 summit…
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming ChinaTop finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have set aside stark differences on US tariffs and agreed to counter global…
Concerns set out over supply of materials with military applications, and impact of subsidies on global marketChina’s role in providing assistance to Russia in its war against Ukraine, and its “harmful overcapacity” in the production of cheap goods, ha…
US wants show of strength with planned sanctions for helping Russia, but group will also discuss migration, Middle East and AIA dramatic expansion of entities exposed to US sanctions for helping the Russian economy and an EU-led $50bn loan to ease the …
Kyiv says components including microchips supplied for civilian purposes are sent to Russia through countries such as ChinaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWestern microchips and other components coming largely via China are being used to manufa…
Ukraine’s leader knows he needs to win over nonaligned countries such as Brazil and India to increase the pressure on RussiaNormally G7 summits are about battling for the free world comma by comma, as diplomats parse lengthy communiques of ephemeral si…
Beijing summons Japan’s ambassador, and warns UK against ‘slander’ as it condemned China-related criticism at Hiroshima summitBeijing has accused the G7 nations of collaborating to “smear and attack” China, after the weekend summit issued a communique…
UK prime minister goes further than G7 summit statement in outlining challenge posed by BeijingChina poses the biggest challenge to global security and prosperity of our age with the “means and intent to reshape the world order”, Rishi Sunak has said…
UK PM says at G7 summit that end to war will need to recognise country’s territorial integrityRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRishi Sunak has said a ceasefire in Ukraine would not be enough, as any end to the war will need to recognise the coun…
Joint visit during G7 summit seen as further evidence of determination to overcome longstanding frictionJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and the South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, have paid their respects at a memorial to the tens of thousand…
The UK PM said the Ukrainian president attending the summit confirmed that world leaders are united in their support of his countryRishi Sunak said Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s appearance at the G7 summit in Japan sent an “incredibly powerful message” to Russ…
Beijing clearly target of joint statement by Quad group calling for ‘stability in Indo-Pacific maritime domain’The leaders of the Quad group – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behaviour on Sat…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with Joe Biden after US said it would allow allied countries to supply Ukraine with fighter jetsThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has landed in Japan, where he is due to discuss greater military assistance…
Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade for political reasonsThe UK and other G7 countries are planning collective action against Russia and China if they threaten trade boycotts for …
G7 leaders have laid flowers at a memorial to the victims of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in a sombre opening to a summit overshadowed by fears of a potential nuclear conflict in Ukraine. As the heavy early morning rain began to ease, the summit’…