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Ukraine President Zelenskiy to attend G7 Summit in person on Sunday -Japan govt

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit in person on Sunday and hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his stay, Japan's foreign ministry announced on Saturday.

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Man whose birthplace is now Peace Park watches G7 with hope

HIROSHIMA -- Tokuso Hamai watched on TV from his home in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the Group of Seven leaders visited Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on Friday morning.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hiroshima attack's last survivors watch as Biden pays tribute, but makes no apologies

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The patter of rain had subsided on a gray Friday morning as President Joe Biden and other Group of 7 leaders arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the first of two sites where American planes dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, laying waste to two Japanese…

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Ukraine leader Zelenskyy to visit Hiroshima in bid to rally aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Hiroshima, Japan, to join the Group of Seven leaders in person, according to people familiar with the plans.

Tribune News Service

Australia imposes fresh sanctions on Russia as PM arrives for G7 summit in Hiroshima

Australia has imposed fresh sanctions against Russia and the country's entities as well as an export ban on machinery and related parts.

The New Daily

Hungary steps up threat to block EU weapons aid for Ukraine

Foreign minister’s comments at odds with unity G7 nations want to project at summit in Hiroshima

The Guardian - UK

G7 prepares new Russia sanctions as Zelenskiy to attend summit in person

Ukrainian president to take part in Hiroshima talks on Sunday as leaders target exports to Russia

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Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Kishida may become the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - The Standard View: G7 leaders must continue to stand firm with Ukraine

This is a G7 summit heavy on symbolism. On the morning of August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. Nearly 78 years later, the leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies have gathered in the city. Support for Ukraine will be top of the agenda.

Evening Standard

Watch: World leaders visit Itsukushima shrine during G7 summit

World leaders visited the Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima as they gathered for the G7 summit in Japan on Friday, 19 May.

The Independent UK

India's Modi to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy on sidelines of G7 summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, India's foreign ministry said on Friday, their first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Reuters

First Thing: Zelenskiy to attend G7 in person as leaders prepare new Russian sanctions

Ukraine’s president will attend Hiroshima meeting on Sunday as leaders prepare to target exports to Russia. Plus, humanity’s first record of kissing

The Guardian - UK

Watch: World leaders arrive in Hiroshima as Zelensky expected to attend G7 summit

World leaders arrived in Hiroshima for the G7 summit on Friday, 19 May.

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon meets Hiroshima survivors for the first time

President Yoon Suk Yeol met some South Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the sidelines of a G7 summit on Friday.

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“We must send a clear message to Putin,” Russia will pay the price for Ukraine war: Japan Envoy to India

On eve of G-7 Summit, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki stresses on Ukraine focus, also aligning G7-G20 agendas with “key partner” India.

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Zelenskyy arrives at G-7 summit in Japan as leaders ramp up pressure on Russia

On his arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and increased cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer."

The Independent UK

Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is an attempt by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to promote an anti-nuclear message

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to attend G7 as leaders up pressure on Russia

Presence of Ukrainian president is likely to bolster G7 and NATO resolve to continue supplying weapons.

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Hiroshima survivors warn G7 leaders about using nuclear bombs

As G7 summit kicks off, survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb caution world leaders about the human cost of nuclear weapons.

The Independent UK

Britain says Russia will ‘pay the price’ for Ukraine invasion as fresh wave of sanctions unveiled

The prime minister launched a new wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin as he warned that Western leaders are ‘not going away’

Radio France Internationale

G7 countries seek to bolster front against Russia and China

G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday to mull tighter sanctions on Russia and counter measures against China's "economic coercion".

Dynamite News

PM Modi leaves for Japan in first leg of three-nation visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in the first leg of his three-nation visit during which he will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

‘We’re not going away’: Rishi Sunak warns Vladimir Putin on support for Ukraine

Prime Minister insists support remain ‘steadfast’ ahead of G7 summit in Hiroshima

The Guardian - AU

G7 leaders confront spectre of nuclear conflict on visit to Hiroshima memorial

At a ceremony opening the G7 summit in Japan, leaders laid wreaths and visited the museum commemorating the 1945 attack

The Independent UK

‘We’re not going away,’ Sunak warns Putin on support for Ukraine

Prime Minister insists support remain ‘steadfast’ ahead of G7 summit in Hiroshima.

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