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At G7, Macron in foreign policy limbo after dissolution gamble
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy - When French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the luxury Borgo Egnazia Italian resort on Thursday for the...
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Italy and France spar over abortion at G7 summit
BARI, Italy -Italy has demanded the removal of a reference to "safe and legal abortion" from the final statement of this week's Group of...
Jun 14, 20243 min read
France, US to push roadmap to stop Hezbollah-Israel escalation - Macron
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy - The United States, France and Israel have agreed to work together to step up efforts to push forward a roadmap...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Zelenskiy asks G7 leaders to approve 'Marshall Plan' for Ukraine reconstruction
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked the leaders of the G7 group of countries on Thursday to approve a "Marshall Plan"...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Pope Francis to meet at G7 summit with Biden, Zelenskiy, Macron, Modi
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of the United States, Ukraine, France and India, among others, on the sidelines of...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Analysis-UK politicians' election pledges can't stop rising tax burden
LONDON - Britain's next government will find it near-impossible to stop tax levels approaching an all-time high, despite an election...
Jun 13, 20244 min read
PM Modi scheduled to have series of bilaterals during G7 in Italy
New Delhi, June 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who left for Italy on Thursday evening to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit being...
Jun 13, 20242 min read
G7 agrees loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy -Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
KIGALI - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes By Crispian Balmer
ROME -Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
UK's Sunak offers more tax cuts as election polls refuse to budge
SILVERSTONE, England -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to cut 17 billion pounds ($21.7 billion) of taxes for working people if...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Factbox-What you need to know about the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies
PARIS - World leaders and veterans gather in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when...
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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