13 June 2024 - G7 Summit: World leaders gather to discuss wars in Ukraine and Gaza
G7: What is it and what could it do about the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts?
(BBC, 13/06/2024)
Leaders of the world's seven richest nations - including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - are gathering in Italy to decide what to do to about the ongoing conflict in Gaza and Ukraine.
G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work
Fatima Hussein (The Associated Press, 13/06/2024)
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival that would use interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets as collateral.
War and wine on G7 agenda as Sunak leaves campaign trail for Italian summit
Nick Squires (The Telegraph, 13/06/2024)
It has hosted the likes of Madonna, the Beckhams and Justin Timberlake, but a luxury resort in southern Italy will today receive the leaders of the democratic world as they gather for a three-day G7 summit.
Trump’s shadow looms over Biden’s latest return to global stage
MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak (CNN, 12/06/2024)
When Joe Biden arrived to his very first G7 summit in Cornwall, England, the newly inaugurated American president — in the telling of some US officials who were in attendance — was greeted by his fellow world leaders with enthusiasm – and relief.
PM Modi to come face to face with Trudeau at G7, may take up separatist issue
(The Times of India, 13/06/2024)
With PM Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau set to come face to face at the G7 summit in Italy on Friday, the government reiterated that India’s main issue with Canada remained the political space given to anti-India elements who advocate violence and extremism.