Ukraine ‘peace summit’ talks make progress but long way to go – officials
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Ukraine’s work with allies to build broad international support for a peace blueprint has made progress but any summit to endorse a document is at least months away, officials said. Senior officials from Ukraine, G7 countries, the European Union and nations such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey met on […]
UN chief says it’s time to reform Security Council, Bretton Woods
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that it was time to reform both the Security Council and Bretton Woods to align with the “realities of today’s world”. Speaking at a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Group of Seven summit meeting had been held, Guterres said both institutions reflected the […]
Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut as Russia says it captures city
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the […]
Hiroshima G7 marks costs of war and welcomes Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The United States and other rich democracies on Sunday will bring to a close a Group of Seven gathering that has focused on undermining Russia and managing China with a show of force behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy will receive a hero’s welcome during the closing day of the G7 summit […]
Japan’s G7 refugee balancing act: door open for Ukrainians, but not many others
Tokyo, JapanReuters More than a year after escaping her native Kyiv with a broken leg one winter night, Lidiya Bibko lives in a tidy two-bedroom Tokyo flat as one of 2,300 Ukrainians who fled to Japan after the Russian invasion. Japan’s embrace of evacuees like Bibko has been unusual for a country notorious for its […]
G7 tightens Russia sanctions, looks to cut China trade reliance
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce reliance on trade with China. The Group of Seven leaders, to be joined this weekend by Ukrainian […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to attend Hiroshima G7 summit, deepening focus on Russia
Hiroshima, JapanReuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit this weekend, a Ukrainian security official said, putting fresh pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a city synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Zelenskiy will attend the gathering on Sunday, the third and final day, two officials involved in […]
Lifestory: In her own words – A Hiroshima bomb survivor learns English to tell her story
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At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The last time a US President visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a future without nuclear weapons. Seven years later, he’s more sceptical. As leaders of the Group of Seven nations gather in the Japanese city this week for a summit, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants […]
Sauerkraut or sardines? Hiroshima’s pancake goes global for G7 summit
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters When Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosts leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations in Hiroshima this week, restaurants in the city hope to put a local speciality on the map, with a choice of fillings to cater for foreign tastes. A gateway to tourism on the western side of Japan’s […]