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The myth of western decline

Assertions by China’s Xi Jinping about the decline of the West reveal an underlying anxiety COMMENT | CHRIS PATTEN | The recent G7 summit in Hiroshima culminated in an impressive show of unity over the war in Ukraine and China’s expansionism. But are analysts and commentators right to cite the group’s …

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G7 summit concludes in Hiroshima amid stronger protests

Hiroshima, Japan | Xinhua | As more protesters took to the streets, Group of Seven (G7) nations wrapped up their three-day gathering here on Sunday, vowing to escalate sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. Following days of protests, hundreds of demonstrators from home and abroad on Sunday rallied against the …

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G7 issues joint statement day before summit ends

Hiroshima, Japan | Xinhua | The Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Saturday rushed to release a joint statement at their ongoing annual summit in Japan’s western city of Hiroshima. The G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communique was suddenly issued with one single version in English on Saturday afternoon, followed by two revised …

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G7 summit opens in Japan’s Hiroshima amid waves of protests

Hiroshima, Japan | Xinhua | Amid waves of protests, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ annual summit got underway on Friday in Japan’s western city of Hiroshima. Hundreds of protesters from all over the country, even abroad, gathered in Hiroshima’s Funairi Daiichi Park, not far from the summit’s venue, to decry …

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G7 to impose price cap on Russia oil: U.S. treasury secretary

Russia’s revenue from oil exports in June increased 40 percent from the average level last year despite Western sanctions Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a …

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G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay gas deliveries in rubles

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The Group of Seven (G7) has agreed to reject Russia’s demand to pay gas deliveries in rubles, said German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck on Monday. Russia’s demand was “a unilateral and clear breach of existing contracts,” Habeck, who is also the German minister for economic affairs and …

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Uganda, UN appeal to G7 on climate agenda financing promise

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The G7 group of developed nations are yet to fulfil their financing pledge to developing nations for this year’s climate change activities, which is curtailing efforts by the poor countries to implement their commitments, according to the UN. The seven nations agreed at the United …

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Trump says ‘common sense’ for Russia to rejoin G7

Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it is “common sense” to bring Russia back into the G7, despite Moscow’s expulsion from the club after invading part of Ukraine. Speaking to Fox News radio, Trump said that the G7 countries — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United …

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Merkel snubs Trump invite

Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit: report Washington, United States | AFP |  German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Politico website quoted her spokesman …

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