UNICEF urges G7 countries to donate 'emergency' supplies to vaccine-sharing scheme
After a severe shortfall caused by disruption to Indian vaccine exports, the UNICEF has asked G7 countries to donate supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme.
May 17, 2021, 10:16 AM IST
Suspicions arise of Xi Jinping's third term of Chinese Presidency
Although China has been called on by G7 and many countries for actions on Taiwan, incursions in cyberspace, human-rights abuses which prepares a bad report card for the Chinese government, doubts are emerging over Xi securing an unprecedented third term.
May 12, 2021, 13:11 PM IST
China slams G7 statement censuring Beijing, supporting Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the statement made "groundless accusations" that were a gross interference in China`s internal affairs, which it firmly condemned.
May 06, 2021, 15:06 PM IST
G7 meet in United Kingdom could witness first in-person Quad meet
The group met on March 12 at the leaders level for the first time, but the meet was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 14, 2021, 07:06 AM IST
G7 expresses 'grave concern' over electoral changes in Hong Kong
The group called on China to act in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration and its other legal obligations and respect fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, as provided for in the Basic Law.
Mar 13, 2021, 10:20 AM IST
US President Donald Trump will 'certainly' invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to G7 in 2020
The G8 format (the US, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Russia) had been in place from 1998-2014. It was then reduced to G7 due to disagreements with Russia regarding the events in Crimea and Ukraine.
Aug 27, 2019, 06:19 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump: Key quotes
In what was their first meeting since Article 370 was revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump once again underlined the Indo-US bonhomie.
Aug 26, 2019, 16:39 PM IST
Donald Trump's G7 tweets 'sobering and depressing': German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Trump, in a series of angry tweets, rejected the text of a G7 consensus statement -- traditionally a paean to shared Western values and objectives under American leadership.
Jun 11, 2018, 06:50 AM IST
G7 to put squeeze on internet giants at terror talks
Tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter will come under pressure in Italy this week to go further and faster in helping G7 powers tackle the ever-greater threat of extremists online.
Oct 19, 2017, 19:37 PM IST
After summits with Trump, Merkel says Europe must take fate into own hands
Merkel did not mention by name US President Donald Trump, but she told a packed beer tent in Munich that the days when Europe could completely count on others were "over to a certain extent".
May 28, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
G7 deadlocks on climate after US declines to confirm Paris deal
The dramatic announcement came as a summit of G7 leaders in Sicily wrapped up in deadlock on the issue, with US partners voicing frustration at the president`s failure to commit to the deal aimed at stemming global warming.
May 27, 2017, 23:15 PM IST
G7 boost banking cybersecurity as new SWIFT threat emerges
The G7 group of leading economies laid out a new framework for battling the hacking of financial institutions Tuesday as a new threat using the SWIFT interbank network emerged.
Oct 11, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
World Social Forum moves to G7 nation for the first time
A march through downtown Montreal is to kick off the event, which was first held in Brazil in 2001 seeking to promote alternatives to neoliberalism.
Aug 07, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
Japan's Shinzo Abe takes G7 leaders to shrine as economy tops summit agenda
Abe greeted US President Barack Obama and other G7 partners one-by-one at Ise Grand Shrine in central Japan, dedicated to sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami.
May 26, 2016, 10:44 AM IST
G7 pledges to clamp down on terrorist financing
The G7 on Saturday pledged to clamp down on financial support for terrorist networks, with a plan to step up intelligence-sharing, freeze assets and tighten reporting rules on international transfers.
May 21, 2016, 16:59 PM IST
Japanese PM Abe meets Putin looking to warm ties despite island dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a rare visit by a G7 leader as the two sides sought to bolster ties and make progress on a decades-long territorial dispute.
May 06, 2016, 20:46 PM IST
John Kerry arrives in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday to attend a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, marking the first ever visit to the atomic-bombed city by a US secretary of state.
Apr 10, 2016, 07:05 AM IST
Britain urges China to speed up on cutting steel capacity
Britain asked China on Saturday to hurry up in tackling overcapacity in its steel industry, hoping to stem the flood of cheap imports into Europe which India`s Tata Steel has blamed for its decision to pull out of the United Kingdom, putting 15,000 jobs at risk
Apr 09, 2016, 21:52 PM IST
