The Latest Breaking News from G7

Biden's foreign policy prioritizes alliances. Beyond Ukraine, there's little to show for it

WASHINGTON — A year ago during his first meetings with Group of 7 and NATO leaders, President Joe Biden vowed that "America is back," promising the world's other industrialized democracies that they could once again count on the U.S. to shore up alliances and the global order.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022

The Observer view on Britain’s dire economic outlook

The true cost of Brexit is becoming painfully clearer by the day

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Japan reopens to British travellers – with strings attached

The UK is in Japan’s ‘blue list’ group of countries, along with the US and most of Europe

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Get ready for 'reverse currency wars' phenomenon

The US dollar is up 12% against the euro over the past year and, at €0.93 (34.22 baht), is approaching parity. If prices of oil and other commodities now seem high in dollar terms, they look even higher in euros. With the greenback surging, and inflation in many countries currently…

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2022

Platinum Jubilee: All US Presidents the Queen has met during her 70-year reign

Throughout the last seven decades the Queen has given official state visits to just three presidents.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022

G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas

Ministers from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

G7 working to resume grain exports from Ukraine, UK's Johnson tells Zelenskiy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday that international partners were working intensively to find ways to resume the export of grain from Ukraine to avert a global food crisis.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

G7 countries say strict environmental rules needed for deep-sea mining

The Group of Seven countries on Friday agreed stringent environmental controls should govern deep-sea mining and that they would consent to such mining projects only if they did not seriously harm the marine environment.

Reuters · May 27, 2022

‘Putin’s war’ has put some urgency on India-EU FTA talks: German envoy

With a steep surge in global oil prices, India has increased its purchase of discounted Russian oil

The Hindu · May 27, 2022

Inflation: there's a vital way to reduce it that everyone overlooks – raise productivity

Inflation has become one of the great issues of our times. The UK’s is the highest in the G7, weighing in at 9% a year according to the most recent figures on consumer price inflation.

The Conversation · May 27, 2022