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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andreas Rinke HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s richest democracies said on Sunday they would not back down from supporting Ukraine, in a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he claimed to have taken the eastern city of Bakhmut, something Kyiv denied. The Group of Seven (G7) summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima was electrified this weekend by the arrival of Ukrainian […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he was willing to cut spending but would not agree to a deal with Republicans in Congress on raising the U.S. federal debt limit and cutting the budget solely on their terms. Speaking at a news conference in Hiroshima in Japan, Biden said he would speak with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests were a sign of a “still dangerous situation” on the Korean peninsula. Scholz, who is visiting South Korea after attending the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, also urged North Korea to stop carrying out ballistic missile tests, calling them a “threat to peace” in the region. He made the remarks after a […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests were a sign of a “still dangerous situation” on the Korean peninsula. Scholz, who is visiting South Korea after attending the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, also urged North Korea to stop carrying out ballistic missile tests, calling them a “threat to peace” in the region. He made the remarks after a […]

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said the Group of Seven nations were agreed in their approach to China and the need to diversify their supply chains so they are not dependent on one country. “We’re not looking to decouple from China. We’re looking to de-risk and diversify our relationship with China,” Biden told a news conference. He added that he expected a thaw in frosty […]

By Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.N. 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 power relations of 1945 and needed to be updated. “The global […]

By Renee Maltezou and Gina Kalovyrna ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece went to the polls on Sunday in a general election unlikely to produce a clear winner, with a second vote expected by July if the country’s fractious political parties fail to agree to a coalition. While opinion polls have placed the ruling conservative New Democracy party ahead, a change to the country’s electoral system means it is likely to fall short […]

(Reuters) – Fenerbahce defender Samet Akaydin denied spitting on Trabzonspor winger Trezeguet during a Turkish league game earlier this week. Egyptian Trezeguet was celebrating scoring his team’s only goal during the 3-1 defeat when Akaydin appeared to spit at him while walking past. “I condemn the immoral claims made by manipulating my movement which is a part of the athlete’s habit,” Akaydin wrote on Twitter. “I refer to God those […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s army confirmed on Sunday a seven-day ceasefire deal with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it would be limited to arrangements for a truce to protect civilians and hospitals and did not address political issues. “Your armed forces announces its commitment to the text of the agreement and hopes that the rebel militia will do the same,” the army spokesperson said in a statement on […]