G7 world leaders have declared Russia's missile attack on a shopping mall in Ukraine a war crime. At least 15 people were killed following the attack in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine on Monday.

G7 Leaders: Russia's attack on Ukrainian mall a war crime

A small group of members from anti-poverty organization Oxfam posed a small but creative protest in Munich on Saturday a day before the G7 summit begins in Germany. The protesters demand global equality and want the leaders to do more.

Anti-poverty group stages protest in Munich a day before G7 summit

Group of Seven&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;on Sunday&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;their response to the challenges posed by&nbsp;China&nbsp;"much&nbsp;much&nbsp;more&nbsp;closely", Canadian Prime Minister Justin&nbsp;Trudeau&nbsp;said after a summit in Britain.

Trudeau&nbsp;led a&nbsp;G7&nbsp;discussion of&nbsp;China&nbsp;on Saturday and called for a unified&nbsp;approach, a source said.

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The grouping needed to "stand strong and united" on&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to measures to do that,&nbsp;Trudeau&nbsp;said.

"What we really came together clearly to say and put forward today was a need to speak with one voice, a need to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;much&nbsp;more&nbsp;closely&nbsp;our working together and our focus," he told a televised news conference.

One concrete example of&nbsp;G7&nbsp;action was its offer to help developing nations with an infrastructure plan that could rival Beijing's Belt and Road initiative, he said.

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On some issues, such as climate change, the&nbsp;G7&nbsp;needed to work with&nbsp;China, he said.

"There are areas where we need to challenge&nbsp;China&nbsp;directly, for example on human rights. So a firm united position such as the one we established here at the&nbsp;G7&nbsp;will continue to show our&nbsp;approach&nbsp;based on shared values and respect for international rights is good not just for us but the planet," he added.

Group of Seven leaders on Sunday agreed to coordinate their response to the challenges posed by China "much much more closely", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said after a summit in Britain.

Group of Seven leaders on Sunday agreed to coordinate their response to the challenges posed by China "much much more closely", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said after a summit in Britain. Trudeau led a G7 discussion of China on Saturday and called for a unified approach, a source said. Also read | G7 adopts global infrastructure plan, an answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative The grouping needed to "stand strong and united" on China and agreed to measures to do that, Trudeau said. "What we really came together clearly to say and put forward today was a need to speak with one voice, a need to coordinate much more closely our working together and our focus," he told a televised news conference. One concrete example of G7 action was its offer to help developing nations with an infrastructure plan that could rival Beijing's Belt and Road initiative, he said. Also read | China cautions G7: 'Small' groups don't rule the world On some issues, such as climate change, the G7 needed to work with China, he said. "There are areas where we need to challenge China directly, for example on human rights. So a firm united position such as the one we established here at the G7 will continue to show our approach based on shared values and respect for international rights is good not just for us but the planet," he added.

G7 leaders agreed to coordinate China approach much more closely - Canada PM Trudeau

Addressing a press conference on Sunday (the last day of the G7 Summit 2021), French President Emmanuel Macron said "China is an economic rival, from whom we expect full respect for (international trade) rules". Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said "a summit of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mobilized the world's democracies to meet the challenges of the era".

G7 Summit 2021: French President Macron, US President Biden address media on the last day

G7 leaders were urged on Sunday to take immediate action to secure the future of the planet, as they finalized new conservation and emissions targets to curb climate change, and concluded a three-day summit where revived Western unity has been on the show.

G7 leaders confront biggest challenge on climate crisis, set to endorse nature compact

Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that the G7 nations have agreed to distribute more than a billion vaccines against the coronavirus globally between now and the end of 2022.

G7 Summit 2021: UK PM Boris Johnson addresses media on 3rd day, unveils the G7 agreement

Britain said on Thursday that G7 leaders will pledge to expand the global vaccination drive by providing at least one billion doses to the world through sharing and financing schemes.

G7 leaders to donate 1 billion vaccine doses worldwide

Activist group Avaaz welcomed G7 leaders to Cornwall by sketching their likenesses into sand, putting their support behind calls to waive intellectual property rights over COVID-19 vaccines.

Activists sketch G7 leaders' likeness in sand

As the leaders of the G7 begin to arrive at the South western tip of the UK, their likenesses have also appeared on the side of the Cornish coast in trash. Artists Joe Rush and Alex Wreckage created the sculpture nicknamed "Mount Recyclemore" of the leaders of the G7 out of electronic waste to highlight the huge amount of tech and gadgets that goes unrecycled globally each year.

Artists create giant e-waste 'Mount Recyclemore' sculpture of G7 leaders

Group of Seven rich nations (G7) agreed over a global minimum tax of at least 15 per cent on a country by country basis. This is a landmark move. It is understood to be aimed at getting multinationals, especially tech giants to put more money in government coffers in times when economies around the world have been hit because of coronavirus pandemic.

Global Tax Deal: Historic agreement signed by G7 leaders

Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday. 
 
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Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia, which had been expelled in 2014 following Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. 
 
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But Maas told Rheinische Post that he did not see any chance for allowing Russia back into the G7 as long as there was no meaningful progress in solving the conflict in Crimea as well as in eastern Ukraine.

Russia itself could make the biggest contribution to becoming part of the G7 format again by contributing to a peaceful solution in the Ukraine conflict, Maas said.

Russia is still part of the G20, a broader grouping including other emerging-market economies.

"G7 and G20 are two sensibly coordinated formats. We don't need G11 or G12 anymore," Maas said in reference to Trump's proposal to invite not only Russia, but other countries to G7 meetings.

Maas described the relationship with Russia as "currently difficult" in many areas. "But we also know that we need Russia to solve conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya and Ukraine. That will not work against Russia, but only with Russia."

Germany, which took over the rotating six-month EU presidency on July 1, has taken on a mediating role in the conflict in Libya as well as in Ukraine.

"But Russia also has to make its contribution, which is very slow in Ukraine," Maas said.

Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday. Also read: UK to boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, China Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia, which had been expelled in 2014 following Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. Also read: Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons But Maas told Rheinische Post that he did not see any chance for allowing Russia back into the G7 as long as there was no meaningful progress in solving the conflict in Crimea as well as in eastern Ukraine. Russia itself could make the biggest contribution to becoming part of the G7 format again by contributing to a peaceful solution in the Ukraine conflict, Maas said. Russia is still part of the G20, a broader grouping including other emerging-market economies. "G7 and G20 are two sensibly coordinated formats. We don't need G11 or G12 anymore," Maas said in reference to Trump's proposal to invite not only Russia, but other countries to G7 meetings. Maas described the relationship with Russia as "currently difficult" in many areas. "But we also know that we need Russia to solve conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya and Ukraine. That will not work against Russia, but only with Russia." Germany, which took over the rotating six-month EU presidency on July 1, has taken on a mediating role in the conflict in Libya as well as in Ukraine. "But Russia also has to make its contribution, which is very slow in Ukraine," Maas said.

Germany rejects Trump's proposal to let Russia back into G7: Foreign Minister

In a meet with Indian PM Modi, U.S President Donald Trump said that it would be best if the Kashmir issue is resolved bilaterally.

Trump changes tune on Kashmir issue

China on Tuesday slammed G7's statement on Hong Kong and said that it's purely internal affairs of China which can well handle it and the members of Group of Seven should not put their nose in with ulterior motives, reported news agency Reuters.

China on Tuesday slammed G7's statement on Hong Kong and said that it's purely internal affairs of China which can well handle it and the members of Group of Seven should not put their nose in with ulterior motives, reported news agency Reuters. The spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Geng Shuang made the statement at a press briefing in response to the statement issued at the end of the G7 summit, which reaffirms the procedure and importance of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. "We are strongly dissatisfied and firmly oppose to the carping remarks as the back-seat driver on the Hong Kong affairs in the G7 leaders' statement. We have time and again emphasized that Hong Kong affairs are purely the internal affairs of China and no foreign government, organization or individual has the right to intervene," Geng was quoted as saying. "The protests and violence have lasted for more than two months in Hong Kong, seriously affecting Hong Kong's rule of law, public order, economy, people's livelihood and international image. No one is more concerned about Hong Kong's prosperity and stability than the Chinese people, the people of Hong Kong included. China can well handle its own affairs. The G7 members, please do not put your nose in with ulterior motives," Geng added. On the Sino-British Joint Declaration, Geng said: "I would like to stress once again that the ultimate purpose and core contents of the declaration are to determine that China recovers Hong Kong and resumes the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. With Hong Kong returning to the embrace of the motherland, the Chinese government has exercised its rule in accordance with China's Constitution and the Basic Law. According to the international law and the basic norms of international relations, no country or organization has the right to intervene in the Hong Kong affairs under the pretext of the declaration." (With inputs from Reuters)

China slams G7's 'carping remarks' on Hong Kong's internal affairs

G7 leaders meeting in France on Monday backed Hong Kong's autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/escalating-violent-acts-pushing-hong-kong-to-verge-of-very-dangerous-situation-government-245777">protest-hit city.</a>

"The G7 reaffirms the existence and the importance of the 1984 Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong and calls for avoiding violence," according to a joint statement issued in French at the end of a G7 meeting in Biarritz, southwest France.

The city has been wracked by more than <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hong-kong-police-arrest-36-youngest-aged-12-after-running-battles-with-protesters-245706">two months of protests </a>over an attempt by its Beijing-backed government to pass an extradition bill which opponents saw as a huge dent in Hong Kong's autonomy.

They have since morphed into a call for greater democracy and police accountability, with youths at the forefront of demonstrations that have at times descended into clashes with security forces.

On Monday, police used water cannons to repel what they termed "extremely violent" demonstrators, following another weekend of clashes at pro-democracy rallies.

Twenty-one officers were injured during the clashes, Hong Kong police said, while dozens of protesters were arrested -- including a 12-year-old -- for unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting police.

Officials worldwide have urged Hong Kong authorities to show restraint to avoid serious violence or death.

More demonstrations are planned in the days and weeks ahead, including a rally at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways headquarters on Wednesday to protest against perceived "white terror", a term used to describe anonymous acts that create a climate of fear.

Cathay has emerged as the biggest corporate casualty of the protests after China demanded it suspend staff involved in, or who supported, the anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the city into its biggest crisis since 1997.

Grave challenge

The protests pose the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he took power in 2012, with his government keen to quell the unrest ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1.

Protesters again adopted cat-and-mouse tactics on Sunday evening, gathering then quickly dispersing, only to reappear in other places.

They also set up barricades to block some roads, following a largely peaceful rally earlier in the day.

Police said the 86 arrested people were aged 12 to 52, and they were suspected of offences including unlawful assembly, possession of offensive weapons and assaulting police officers.

Twenty-one officers were injured in the violence, they said.

 
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G7 leaders meeting in France on Monday backed Hong Kong's autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the protest-hit city.

G7 leaders meeting in France on Monday backed Hong Kong's autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the protest-hit city. "The G7 reaffirms the existence and the importance of the 1984 Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong and calls for avoiding violence," according to a joint statement issued in French at the end of a G7 meeting in Biarritz, southwest France. The city has been wracked by more than two months of protests over an attempt by its Beijing-backed government to pass an extradition bill which opponents saw as a huge dent in Hong Kong's autonomy. They have since morphed into a call for greater democracy and police accountability, with youths at the forefront of demonstrations that have at times descended into clashes with security forces. On Monday, police used water cannons to repel what they termed "extremely violent" demonstrators, following another weekend of clashes at pro-democracy rallies. Twenty-one officers were injured during the clashes, Hong Kong police said, while dozens of protesters were arrested -- including a 12-year-old -- for unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting police. Officials worldwide have urged Hong Kong authorities to show restraint to avoid serious violence or death. More demonstrations are planned in the days and weeks ahead, including a rally at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways headquarters on Wednesday to protest against perceived "white terror", a term used to describe anonymous acts that create a climate of fear. Cathay has emerged as the biggest corporate casualty of the protests after China demanded it suspend staff involved in, or who supported, the anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the city into its biggest crisis since 1997. Grave challenge The protests pose the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he took power in 2012, with his government keen to quell the unrest ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1. Protesters again adopted cat-and-mouse tactics on Sunday evening, gathering then quickly dispersing, only to reappear in other places. They also set up barricades to block some roads, following a largely peaceful rally earlier in the day. Police said the 86 arrested people were aged 12 to 52, and they were suspected of offences including unlawful assembly, possession of offensive weapons and assaulting police officers. Twenty-one officers were injured in the violence, they said.

G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the road ahead was difficult "but worth trying" after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Sunday, August 25. Watch this video to know more.

Iran FM Javad Zarif makes surprise visit to G7 Summit

G7 leaders joined in a family photo on Sunday, August 25 at the French resort hosting the summit which has been troubled by differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies over a raft of issues. Watch this video to know more.

G7 Summit: Trade, Iran tensions on agenda

Indian PM Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump today at 3:45 PM IST today. PM Modi is set to hold 4 bilaterals on the sidelines of the G7 Summit today. Watch this video to know more.

All eyes on crucial Modi-Trump bilateral meet

Indian PM Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump at 3:45 PM IST today. PM Modi is set to hold 4 bilaterals on the sidelines of the G7 Summit today. Watch this video to know more.

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PM Modi-Trump to hold talks at 3:45 PM IST today

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Indian PM Modi to meet US President today

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Indian PM Narendra Modi met Senegal President Macky Sall. Indian PM Modi is set to hold 4 bilaterals on the sidelines of the G7 Summit today. Watch this video to know more.

Indian PM Modi meets Senegal President

US President Donald Trump met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of G7 Summit. Watch this video to know more.

Trump meets Egypt's President on the sidelines of G7 Summit

PM Modi will be one of the few G7 leaders in France not from the G7 group. Macron says that nations need to pull back from the trade war. Climate change & Amazon fires top priority, says Macron. Watch this video to know more.

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