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Trump’s plan to invite Russia, India to G7 summit upsets China, says, ‘attempts to seek small circle doomed to fail’
The G7 group of major advanced countries — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — hold annual meetings to discuss issues of global governance, including climate change, security, international economic coordination and monetary issues.
June 3, 2020 -
Environmental rhetoric
Indeed, there has been a sharp increase in deforestation ever since the election of Jair Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed as “Captain Chainsaw” for his support of Amazonian deforestation.
September 2, 2019 -
A restless and ambitious Icarus
Russian president Boris Yeltsin had an excuse for his erratic behaviour. He was an uncontrollable alcoholic. US President Donald Trump has none. He is a teetotaller. Common to both of them was a loyalty to Russia. Historians examining the events of the past week will be forgiven for interpreting Trump’s imperious behaviour at recent international …
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June 1, 2017 -
Siblings together
Embarrassment piles on embarrassment. Having lost the edge to Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn in opinion polls, the British Prime Minister now contends with another crisis of credibility less than a week before the second parliamentary election in two years. Theresa May has without question faced a loss of face with the accusation that she is “Donald …
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June 1, 2017 -
G7 leaders agree on terror, migration, trade
The leaders of the G7 nations issued a joint communique on 27 May that found common ground on counter-terrorism, migration as well as trade, though US President Donald Trump had shown reluctance to agree with others over the last. Trump, however, appeared to have backed down from his fiercely protectionist stance on trade. The G7-Canada, …
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May 28, 2017 -
G7 leaders to mull anti-terror cooperation, says Italian PM
Counter-terrorism cooperation will be high on the agenda at this week's G7 summit in Italy's Taormina, Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday after the deadly attack in Britain's Manchester. "We are working to ensure that the G7 meeting conveys its strong and shared commitment to fighting terrorism," Gentiloni told reporters here. "We have an …
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May 23, 2017 -
G7 finance chiefs talk cyber security in wake of attacks
G7 finance ministers turned their focus Saturday to combating cyber crime in what Italy's Pier Carlo Padoan described as an "unfortunately very timely" discussion. The ministers were expected to commit to stepping up international cooperation on the issue after a global onslaught that hit computer systems in nearly 100 countries yesterday. The ministers from the group of …
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May 13, 2017 -
G7 backs political, not military solution to Syrian conflict: Italy
The Group of Seven believes military intervention cannot end Syria's brutal civil war and that Russia should be involved in a political solution to the conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said on Tuesday. "We don't believe that the military solution is the right one," Alfano told journalists after chairing a round of G7 talks …
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April 11, 2017