The leaders of the Group of Seven on Sunday (local time) mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin over his shirtless, bare-chested horse-riding picture. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau could be heard on a video joking about their impending photoshoot, reported The Hill. “Jackets on? Jackets […]
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UN warns of catastrophic hunger, G7 and Putin brawl, India tries to steps up
Food scarcity, including the shortage of wheat a staple for nearly 2.5 billion people, has brought millions, particularly in Africa to the edge of starvation and malnutrition that could plague them for years. The United Nations is ringing loud alarm bells to warn of catastrophic hunger and deaths in the […]
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Chinese media defends Indian wheat export curb after G7 criticism
China on Sunday came to India’s defence after G7’s criticism over the decision to regulate the export of wheat, saying that blaming developing countries like India won’t solve the global food crisis. Last week, the Indian government amended the export policy of wheat by putting its export under the “prohibited” […]
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G7 nations condemn launch of ICBM by North Korea
G7 nations have condemned the continued testing of ballistic missiles by North Korea, including the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch conducted on Thursday (Local Time), said a US State Department joint statement. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States […]
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G7 leaders say will spare no efforts to hold President Putin accountable for war
Leaders of the G7 countries on Friday said that they will spare no efforts to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, accountable for their aggression in Ukraine. “We will spare no efforts to hold President Putin and the architects and supporters of this aggression, including […]
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China represents today strategic and ideological challenge: Josep Borrell at G7
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday said that China represents today a strategic and ideological challenge. Borrell made these remarks during the gathering of Foreign Ministers from G7 members in the UK. This was their second meeting this year. “We also talked about China. China represents today a challenge, a strategic and ideological challenge. And there also, we have […]
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China lambasts G7 unified position on Beijing, says ‘small’ groups don’t rule the world
China on Sunday lambasted G7 unified position on Beijing, saying that the days when a “small” group of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone. The comments were made by a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London. The spokesman was quoted by an international news agency as saying: “We […]
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G7 leaders pledge 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to world: UK PM
The leaders of the Group of Seven nations have pledged over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the rest of the world – either directly or through funding to COVAX, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced. In a statement to mark the end of the Summit hosted by the UK, Boris Johnson said: “A week ago, I asked […]
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PM Modi to attend outreach sessions of the UK-hosted G7 virtual summit in Cornwall today
PM Narendra Modi will be participating today in the outreach sessions of the UK-hosted G7 virtual summit in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. As per officials, Prime Minister Modi will be speaking in three sessions on June 12 and June 13 on the themes of Building Back Stronger, Building Back Together, and Building […]
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Boris Johnson urges G7 accord on Covid-19 ‘passports’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the upcoming Group of Seven summit to reach agreement on Covid-19 vaccine passports and to open talks on a “world treaty” to prepare for future pandemics. “We need to have agreements on issues such as vaccine passports, Covid status certification and the rest,” Johnson […]
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In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal
The world’s seven largest advanced economies agreed yesterday to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate change targets. Stopping fossil fuel funding is seen as a major step […]