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G7 urges Israel to protect Palestinian banking services: draft statement

G7 Finance Ministers were set to urge Israel on May 24 not to disrupt “vital financial transactions”...

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU's traditional powers recalibrate

A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 bill...

Joe Biden, PM Modi likely to 'encounter' each other on sidelines of G7 Summit: NSA Sullivan

U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would likely "have the opportunity ...

Pope Francis calls at G7 for ban on ‘lethal autonomous weapons’

Pope Francis called on June 14 for a ban on “lethal autonomous weapons”, when he addressed the G7 le...

G7 drops summit commitment to abortion access: draft statement

G7 leaders have dropped an explicit commitment to abortion rights in their final statement from a su...

G7 Summit commits to promoting India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations have committed to promoting concrete infrastructure i...

Modi, Japanese PM Kishida agree to advance infrastructure, cultural ties at G7 Summit

Strong ties between India and Japan are important for a peaceful, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific...

Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation

Iran called upon the Group of Seven (G7) on June 16 to distance itself from "destructive policies of...

PM Modi to skip SCO summit; EAM Jaishankar will represent India

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Co...

Pacific island states, Japan express strong opposition to attempts to change status quo, either by threat or coercion  

Pacific island states and Japan on July 18 said they “expressed strong opposition to any unilateral ...

SCO countries hold first joint live anti-terror drills with all member states

Security officials from the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held the fi...

Quad collaboration can ensure free and open Indo-Pacific: EAM Jaishankar

The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) has additional responsibilities of upholding a rules-base...

Interim government in Bangladesh committed to hold free and fair elections, says Mohammad Yunus

The caretaker government in Bangladesh is committed to ensuring a transition to inclusive and plural...

Leaders of Pacific Islands endorse joint policing plan

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan at a summit in Tonga on Wednesday ...

Pacific bloc backs joint police plan, maintains Taiwan ties

Pacific leaders endorsed a major joint policing initiative and rebuffed moves from China's allies to...