The Latest Breaking News from G7

The 2022 summit between leaders of China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa (BRICS) starts tomorrow, Thursday. In a speech preceding the virtual gathering, the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, warned against "expanding" military ties. Meanwhile, only one BRICS country is critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while some of…

India, Indonesia and other countries find middle path in common as G-7 plans its next move against Russia

Standard City Voices: The slow-burn impact of Brexit

Rising prices and recession mean the last thing the government should do is muddle through and leave everything to the market, writes economics editor Larry Elliott

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he wants to discuss the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine” with the leaders of the Group of Seven countries at their upcoming summit

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President and G20 chair Joko Widodo will visit the leaders of Ukraine and Russia this month to discuss the economic and humanitarian fallout of Moscow's invasion, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Children starving to death ‘before our eyes’ say aid workers as G7 leaders warned only ‘massive’ and urgent funding will avert famine

Analysis finds 58% of rapeseed oil in Europe is burned for fuel despite soaring prices and climate impact

The global food system is broken. Although it produces more than enough calories to feed everyone, up to 811 million people -- more than 10% of the world's population -- go to bed hungry each night. Sadly, effective governance to ensure access to food for all is still lacking. A…

Japan is the only G7 nation that doesn’t allow people of the same gender to marry.

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.