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The Group of Seven (G7) originated in 1975 as the Group of Six (France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), representing the largest economies in the world. It was joined by Canada in 1976.
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US-China relations

As Trump’s policies create divisions, G7 plays the ‘China card’ for unity

As ‘America first’ pressures G7 unity, Western moves to divert Washington’s hostility could be short-lived if US-China relations improve.

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Canada

Canada’s PM Carney meets King Charles and Macron after Trump threats

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US-China relations

Beijing hits out at ‘arrogant and malicious’ G7 criticisms over South China Sea

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US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

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(From left) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Canada

G7 seeks unity as Trump’s tariffs and Ukraine stance weighs on ties

Tensions between the US and Canada, which is hosting the meeting, are also at an all-time low amid Trump’s musing about annexing the country.

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Ukraine war

Rubio vows to block ‘antagonistic’ language on Russia at G7 meeting

US wants softer tone on Russia when G7 foreign ministers meet in Quebec from Wednesday.

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Canada

Who is Mark Carney? Crisis-fighting central banker to lead Canada through US trade war

Former central banker Mark Carney has won the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.

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Liberal Party of Canada Leader Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Russia

US rejects G7 plan to tackle Russia’s shadow fleet, prioritising China focus

Washington pushes to strengthen language around Beijing while watering down wording on Moscow in a draft statement prepared by Canada.

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US-China relations

Trump risks, opportunities await world leaders at coming security summit

Report ahead of Munich Security Conference reveals biggest worries for nations as leaders prepare to meet top Trump officials in Germany.

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Joe Biden’s China policy

Blinken urges G7 countries to maintain unity in face of China risks

US secretary of state cites Beijing’s economic policies, human rights record and support for Russia in the war against Ukraine.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on Tuesday at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Fiuggi, Italy. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China to court G20 nations amid US-led sanctions over Taiwan: report

Study of ‘escalation’ scenarios released before high-stakes G20 annual meeting in Brazil that Xi Jinping and Joe Biden are slated to attend.

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A G20 banner adorns city hall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where leaders of the world’s largest economies will converge between November 18 and 19, 2024. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

G7 to take new steps to curb Russian sanctions evasion

Finance ministers of G7 nations say they are responding to purchasers of Russian oil, including China, who do not respect a price cap.

Brics

Macroscope | Brics summit vs IMF-World Bank meetings: the global divide is clear

The West and its institutions are deluded if they think ignoring the Global South’s demands and preserving the status quo will work.

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China-EU relations

China EV tariff vote leaves EU relieved yet wary of retaliation

Decision to slap duties of up to 35 per cent on mainland imports lays bare divisions in European leadership as complex negotiations continue.

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New European Union tariffs on mainland-made EVs, such as these by Chinese luxury brand Voyah, will be imposed by October 31 for five years. Photo: Xinhua
Middle East

Israel says 8 soldiers killed in deadliest losses on Lebanon front

Hezbollah says it destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks with rockets near the border town of Maroun El Ras.

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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US targets China’s rare earths dominance with minerals-security finance network

Move brings together banking and mining institutions from top minerals producer Australia as well as chip exporters Japan and South Korea.

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Asean

Asian Angle | Southeast Asia and the Global South: rhetoric vs reality

As China, India – and others – vie to be the Global South’s champion, Southeast Asia’s complexities challenge the one-size-fits-all narrative.

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Food and agriculture

G7 under pressure to tackle hunger crisis as heatwave threatens food supply

Observers call for more concrete action from rich nations to ensure food security, say G7’s latest initiative is ‘half-baked’ and lacks details.

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A Bangladeshi street vendor waits for customers to buy vegetables. Inflation has hit Asian nations including Laos, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Russia

Russia has ‘significant’ Western funds to retaliate to asset seizure loan plan

Leaders of the G7 agreed at a summit in Italy last week to use interest from Russian assets frozen in the West to provide a US$50 billion loan to Ukraine.

Ukraine war

Opinion | Why Ukraine’s peace summit had so little to show for it

The summit, ambitious to begin with, ended up hamstrung by geopolitical complexities and the agendas of Global South powers from China to India.

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US-China relations

US signals ‘further steps’ loom to halt Chinese exports helping Russia

Top American diplomat said to have ‘made clear’ to senior PRC officials that ‘ensuring transatlantic security is a core US interest’.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has voiced concern over China providing critical aid to Russia’s defence industrial base. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Opinion | Why Ukraine’s badly needed rebuilding must wait until war is over

While the war sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely to end soon, European leaders already have an eye on reconstruction.

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A police officer inspects the rubble of a building hit by Russian shelling in Orikhiv, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine, on June 10. Intense fighting has left parts of Ukraine in dire need of reconstruction, but any large-scale rebuilding likely will have to wait until the conflict ceases. Photo: EPA-EFE
South China Sea

Chinese and Philippine ships collide, first under Beijing’s new coastguard law

Amid Chinese fears grounded Philippine ship will be fortified, Beijing says coastguard intervened in effort to deliver construction material.

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Ukraine war

Explainer | How will G7 loan Ukraine US$50 billion using frozen Russian assets?

The deal will give Kyiv a boost in the fight against Moscow’s invasion, but key questions still need to be resolved.

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Pope Francis

Pope urges ban on lethal AI weapons in historic G7 speech

No machine should ever choose to take the life of a human, the pontiff said, after a series of meetings with world leaders.

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Pope Francis speaks during the G7 leaders’ summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy on Friday. Photo: dpa
US-China relations

G7 vows action against China’s ‘economic and national security threats’

G7 pledges ‘to protect our workers and businesses from unfair practices’, but welcomes “constructive and stable” relations with Beijing.

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Group of 7 leaders at a global infrastructure and investment event during their summit, in southern Italy on Thursday. Photo: AP
Russia

Zelensky rejects Putin’s ‘Hitler’-like ‘ultimatum’ for truce, drop its Nato bid

Putin on Friday said Russia would cease fire and enter peace talks if Ukraine dropped its Nato ambitions and withdrew forces from 4 Ukrainian regions.

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Italy

G7 agrees deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine, seeks to counter China

The proposal involves engineering a US$50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia that would use interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets.

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