Morning brief: Japan hosts G7 meet in Hiroshima, impeachment articles against Biden, and more

Japan is hosting theG7 Summitin Hiroshima, the home town of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, from May 19 -21, welcoming leaders form Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union is a ‘non-enumerated member’. Additionally, the United Kingdom will impose fresh sanctions on Russia, including a ban on diamonds and copper. In other news,Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene hasintroduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden over his handling of migrant crossings along the United States-Mexico border.

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G7 summit LIVE 2023: US, 'Group of Seven' to announce further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

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The G7 summit is being hosted by Japan's G7 presidencythis year in Hiroshima, Japan.Thesummit in Hiroshimaprovides an opportunity for G7 leaders to demonstrate their strong commitment to upholding the international order based on the rule of law, as well as to expand their outreach to the Global South.

The United States and the rest of the "Group of Seven" major economies will announce additional sanctions and export limits targeting Russia for its war in Ukraine, a US official said ahead of a G7 summit in Japan.

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UK unveils new Russian sanctions, including ban on diamonds, copper

The United Kingdom on Friday (May 19) unveiled new sanctions against Russia's minerals sector. In the latest round, Britain has targeted imports of aluminium, diamonds, copper, and nickel.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the margins of a G7 summit in Japan, said, "As today's sanctions announcements demonstrate, the G7 remains unified in the face of the threat from Russia and steadfast in our support for Ukraine."

Republican congresswoman announces impeachment articles against President Joe Biden

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden over his handling of migrant crossings along the United States-Mexico border.

In a statement, Greene said: "It is with the highest amount of solemnity that I announce my intention to introduce articles of impeachment today on the head of this America-at-last Executive Branch that has been working since January 20th, 2021, to systematically destroy this country: the President of the United States, Joseph Robinette Biden."

Pentagon made an accounting error. It overvalued Ukraine's weapons aid by $3 billion

The United States, among other Western nations, sent million-dollar worth of military aid to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia in the ongoing war which began after Moscow launched a "special military" operation on February 24 last year.

But the Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine, news agency Reuters reported on Thursday citing a Senate aide and a defence official.