Kicking off a three-day meeting in Japan on Sunday, top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies vowed a tough stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea's missile tests.

G7 meet in Japan: G7 ministers vow tough stance on China, North Korea

The G7 ministers gathered for a second day of meetings in the Karuizawa, Japan on Monday to address a variety of global concerns, including rising Chinese assertiveness, especially around Taiwan.

G7 Meet: China's aggression towards Taiwan on top agenda as G7 diplomats meet in Japan

The leaders of G7 nations held an emergency meeting on the Afghanistan crisis. The meeting was called in response to the chaotic events in Kabul. The G7 leaders made a joint decision to hold the Taliban accountable for terrorism and human rights abuses in the country.

G7 Leaders: Taliban will be held accountable for terrorism and rights abuses in Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden will face pressure to extend an August 31 deadline to evacuate thousands seeking to flee the Taliban in Afghanistan when he meets G7 leaders at a virtual meeting on Tuesday (August 24).

G7 Meet on Afghan: Other leaders to press Biden to extend Kabul evacuation deadline

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had called a virtual G7 leaders’ meeting for Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan and urged governments to find ways to prevent conditions from getting worse.

Britain calls virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan crisis

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to tackle the crisis in Afghanistan and has stepped up efforts to evacuate UK nationals and others from Kabul. Johnson spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to agree how the two countries could work together to recognize any future Afghan government and in trying to prevent a humanitarian and refugee crisis.

British PM Boris Johnson likely to host G7 meeting to tackle Afghanistan crisis

Ministers from the US, Japan, France, Canada, Germany and Italy began the two-day meeting at Lancaster House in London on Friday morning, ahead of next week’s G7 leader’s summit in Cornwall.

Rishi Sunak confident of getting tech tax deal

The United Kingdom is hosting the first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting in two years from May 3 to 5 in London. The G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on geopolitical priorities, such as Russia, China and Iran. It will also take up global challenges, including climate change, COVID-19 pandemic and famine.

Britain hosts first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting in two years

UK is hosting the first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting in two years in London. On the first day, Dominic Raab, the UK foreign secretary, spoke alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. They discussed NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iran, China and the threat posed by Russia.

G7 Summit: Blinken and Raab discussed Russia, China

UK hosting first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting in two years

The United Kingdom has invited India for an in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting that will take place in London from May 3-5. The UK as the chair of the grouping for this year has invited India, along with Australia, South Korea, South Africa, and the Chair and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

UK invites India for G7 FMs meet in London in May

US President Donald Trump has announced that he would have to postpone a Group of Seven summit (G7 summit) until September or later, although he had hoped to hold it next month.

Trump postpones G7 Summit; talks about inviting India

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may seek to revive a face-to-face meeting of Group of Seven leaders near Washington, after earlier canceling the in-person gathering of world leaders due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Trump expresses possibility of hosting G7 meeting in-person despite pandemic

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the Group of Seven powers were united in opposing China's coronavirus "disinformation," but European allies emphasized cooperation to fight the global pandemic.

Pompeo attacks Chinese virus campaign at G7 as Europeans seek cooperation

Bahrain honours PM Modi with King Hamad Order of the Renaissance Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with King Hamad Order of the Renaissance (or for Development by the King of Bahrain.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seek to further mend fences when he meets Donald Trump in Washington this week, a year after the US president stormed out of a G7 meeting calling Trudeau "very dishonest and weak.

Canada's Trudeau mending fences with Trump as election fight looms

The United States' closest allies attacked the Trump administration on Friday for imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and mounted challenges with the world`s top trade body, fouling the mood at a G7 finance leaders meeting

US isolated at G7 meeting as tariffs prompt retaliation

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