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Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia

Leaders of Japan, India, US and Australia will instead meet on sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima this weekend

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden to meet PM Modi in Japan on the sidelines of the G7 summit

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden would meet the prime ministers Narendra Modi of India and Anthony Albanese of Australia on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan, the White House said on Tuesday on the eve of the president leaving on his now-curtailed foreign trip.

The Times of India

At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred

The last time a U.S. president visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a future without nuclear weapons. Seven years later, he's more sceptical.

Reuters

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Sunak to announce defence collaboration on G7 trip to Japan

The Prime Minister will also seek to rally support for Ukraine during the meeting.

The Independent UK

MP questions referendum wording – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Debt limit talks pared down to proxies for Biden, McCarthy - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday tapped proxies to negotiate directly over how to increase the debt limit.

Roll Call

PM Modi to visit Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia from May 19-24

PM Modi will be in Japan from May 19 to 21 for the G7 summit, he will then travel to Papua New Guinea for the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation on May 22, and will visit Australia from May 22 to 24 to attend the Quad summit

The Hindu

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Zelensky's European tour has won critical support for Ukraine's counter-offensive

As the war in Ukraine intensifies, President Volodymyr Zelensky has concluded a series of successful visits to Rome, Berlin, Paris and London to shore up support from key allies.

The Conversation

US President Joe Biden postpones Australia visit due to domestic debt ceiling crisis

The White House says US President Joe Biden has postponed his planned trip to Australia and will return home after the G7 in Japan because of stalled domestic debt ceiling negotiations.

ABC News

South Korea and Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity

Amid the high-level efforts to settle global crises, this weekend’s Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation

The Independent UK

In her own words: A Hiroshima bomb survivor learns English to tell her story

Standing at the front of a dimly lit room in the basement of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Teruko Yahata's voice broke as she recalled the morning her world changed, on August 6, 1945.

Reuters

Okonomiyaki: street food that helped rebuild Hiroshima in the G7 spotlight

As the city prepares for global leaders to arrive for the summit, restaurants are gearing up for a surge in visitors and orders of Hiroshima’s favourite dish

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima survivors urge G7 leaders to unite against atomic weapons

Almost eight decades after the bomb, G7 leaders will meet in the Japanese city where survivors are urging action on disarmament amid the Ukraine war

The Guardian - AU

G7 to show unity on China approach while recognizing individual ties -US officials

The G7 summit U.S. President Joe Biden attends in Japan this week will show leaders unified behind a common approach to dealing with China based on shared values, even while recognizing each country will manage its own relationship with Beijing, a senior U.S. administration official said on Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

True equality is an idea the Tories just don’t get

Letters: JJustine Greening’s proposed solution to the government’s unpopularity at the recent local elections does not impress Henry Thompson, Philip Smith and Ben Kenyon

Reuters

EU exec backs Kyiv peace plan as China starts 'political settlement' tour

The European Union's chief executive said on Monday that Kyiv's own peace plan should serve as the starting point for any efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine, in comments timed to coincide with the start of China's "political settlement" tour of Europe.

WEKU

Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise

President Biden will be the second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic attack. He is going there for a meeting with G-7 leaders.

France 24

UK promises attack drones, missiles for Ukraine as Zelensky visits Sunak

Britain announced Monday that it would deliver long-range attack drones and air-defence missiles to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky continued his European tour with talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Ukrainian President has met with leaders in Italy, Germany and France in recent days, securing a promise from…

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UK will train Ukraine pilots, Sunak tells Zelenskiy; Russia and Iran appear to be expanding cooperation, US says – as it happened

Ukraine president meets British prime minister in UK; Iran has sent more than 400 attack drones to Russia since August, US says

The Independent UK

Guest nations at the G-7 reflect outreach to developing countries, worries over China, Russia

During this week’s summit of the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, you’ll also see eight other guest nations engaging in a flurry of diplomacy with Japan and others

Reuters

Sauerkraut or sardines? Hiroshima's pancake goes global for G7 summit

When Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosts leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations in Hiroshima this week, restaurants in the city hope to put a local speciality on the map, with a choice of fillings to cater for foreign tastes.

Reuters

Exclusive-G7 leaders to target Russian energy, trade in new sanctions steps -sources

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations plan to tighten sanctions on Russia at their summit in Japan this week, with steps aimed at energy and exports aiding Moscow's war effort, said officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.

The Independent UK

Ambitious agenda for Biden on upcoming three-nation Indo-Pacific trip as debt default looms at home

President Joe Biden has an ambitious agenda when he sets off this week on an eight-day trip to the Indo-Pacific

The Independent UK

Sunak to press EU leaders on migration after small boats bill backlash

Intervention comes days after Archbishop of Canterbury condemned PM’s Rwanda plan

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak set for busy week of diplomacy in Iceland and Japan

The Prime Minister is to travel to a Council of Europe summit in Iceland, before heading Japan for a bilateral meeting in Tokyo and a G7 gathering.

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