G7 summit

Europe can't rely on US, says Angela Merkel

At the G7 Summit last week, leaders, including Merkel, failed to convince Trump to commit to stay in the Paris climate deal.
 

May 29, 2017, 10:16 AM IST

British PM Theresa May warns terrorism ''evolving not disappearing''

Terrorist ideology is "evolving not disappearing", British Prime Minister Theresa May said at the Group of Seven (G7) summit of industrialised nations.

May 27, 2017, 08:38 AM IST

Donald Trump says North Korea problem `will be solved`

The issue of North Korea is a grave threat not only to East Asia but also to the world.

May 26, 2017, 15:44 PM IST

France to 'do everything it can' to help Britain fight terror: Macron

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed France`s total support for Britain`s fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack as he met Prime Minister Theresa May at the G7 summit.

May 26, 2017, 14:26 PM IST

Election campaign resumes after Manchester attack

Eight suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast.

May 26, 2017, 09:50 AM IST

Donald Trump says `Germans are very bad`: Spiegel

Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are scheduled to meet Friday at the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy.
 

May 26, 2017, 09:09 AM IST

Donald Trump meets Pope Francis, calls it an ''honour''

US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser were among Trump`s delegation to the Vatican.

May 24, 2017, 16:08 PM IST

France's Emmanuel Macron to try to convince Donald Trump to back Paris accords - diplomats

A newcomer to international diplomacy, Macron travels to Brussels for a NATO summit before heading to Sicily for G7 summit.

May 24, 2017, 14:35 PM IST

Donald Trump announces trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican

Donald Trump on Thursday announced his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and Catholicism.

May 04, 2017, 23:28 PM IST

Japan PM Shinzo Abe delays tax hike in blow for Abenomics

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he would delay a sales tax hike that threatened to derail the fragile economy, but analysts said it highlighted the failure of his years-long efforts to spark growth.
 

Jun 01, 2016, 18:02 PM IST

World economy is an 'urgent priority': G7 leaders

Group of Seven leaders on Friday said that pumping up the world economy was an "urgent priority", but left the door open for a go-your-own-way approach in a sign of lingering divisions over how to boost growth.

 

May 27, 2016, 09:00 AM IST

China expresses anger at G7 statement on East, South China Seas

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, believed to have huge deposits of oil and gas, and is building islands on reefs to bolster its claims.

Apr 12, 2016, 08:28 AM IST

Japan announces dates for G7 summit in 2016

Japan will host a summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies on May 26-27 next year, its top government spokesman said Monday.

Jun 23, 2015, 09:46 AM IST

Merkel says ''there isn''t much time left'' for Greece

The German chancellor confirmed her intention to meet again with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels on June 17 under the auspices of the EU summit meeting with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC.

Jun 09, 2015, 10:28 AM IST

Obama did not say strong dollar a problem: US official

A US official on Monday disputed a French source`s account that President Barack Obama had told his allies at a G7 summit that the strong dollar posed a "problem".

Jun 08, 2015, 14:40 PM IST

EU chief rebukes Greece, demands swift debt plan

He urged Athens to put its own ideas on the table swiftly to enable talks to resume on the sidelines of an EU-Latin America summit on Wednesday in Brussels.

Jun 07, 2015, 23:05 PM IST

Greece, creditors trade barbs over latest EU reform demands

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Sunday called the proposals "borderline insulting".
"It was an aggressive move designed to terrorise the Greek government," Varoufakis told Proto Thema daily.

Jun 07, 2015, 20:44 PM IST

Greek, Ukraine crises loom over G7 summit

Greece`s bailout agreement with its creditors expires at the end of June. Should Athens miss its loan payments and default, many fear this would set off a chain of events that could lead to a messy Greek exit from the euro.

Jun 07, 2015, 17:41 PM IST

Greece eclipses G7 finance meeting

Debt-wracked Greece`s battle to hammer out a deal with its creditors dominated a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations Thursday, with officials insisting much work still lay ahead.

May 28, 2015, 22:14 PM IST

G7 ministers meet on global growth overshadowed by Greek crisis

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to seek ways of boosting global growth, while the Greek crisis also cast its shadow over the talks.

May 28, 2015, 17:35 PM IST