Nov 08 G7 nations urge swift action to help Palestinian civilians trapped in besieged Gaza with limited aid By Matthew Lee, Foster Klug, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The statement from G7 diplomats adds to pressure on Israel, which previously resisted U.S. calls for a “humanitarian pause.”… Continue reading
Nov 07 Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Biden holds news briefing on stalled debt limit talks as G7 summit wraps up By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Biden and House Speaker McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America’s debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with Biden as G7 leaders pledge support By Adam Schreck, Foster Klug, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the U.S. would provide ammunition and armored vehicles. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 2:00 News Wrap: Debt ceiling standoff looms as Biden attends G7 talks In our news wrap Saturday, Biden heads into his last day of the G7 summit in Japan as debt limit talks stall in Congress, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima to gather support from world leaders ahead of a planned… Continue watching
May 20 WATCH: Biden, G7 leaders discuss investments in global infrastructure projects By Elaine Kurtenbach, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press In a joint statement issued Saturday, G7 leaders reiterated their aim to pull together up to $600 billion in financing for projects to develop infrastructure such as railways, clean energy and telecommunications in developing nations. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden and Indo-Pacific leaders hold Quad partnership talks at G7 meeting By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the U.S. would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden meets with Australian prime minister at G7 summit By Associated Press President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met on Saturday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Continue reading
May 20 Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Japan to meet with G7 leaders, bolster support against Russia By Foster Klug, Adam Schreck, Josh Boak, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for talks with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies, a personal appearance meant to galvanize global attention as the nations ratcheted up pressure on Moscow for its 15-month invasion of… Continue reading
Dec 12 G7 establishes global club to fight climate change By Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies have created an open and international climate club in which countries are to cooperate in the fight against global warming. Continue reading