Tag: group of seven
Japan court: Ban on same-sex union unconstitutional
TOKYO: A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in…
China summons Japanese ambassador over actions at G7
BEIJING: China vice-foreign minister Sun Weidong has summoned the Japanese ambassador to register protests over “hype around China-related issues” at the Group of Seven (G7)…
Joe Biden invites Japan, South Korea PMs for trilateral meeting in US
HIROSHIMA: United States President Joe Biden on Sunday invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to hold a formal…
Bakhmut: Zelenskyy: ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Ukraine loses control of destroyed city to Russia
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the Wagner…
Australian PM Anthony Albanese backs G7 on ‘de-risking’ trade with China
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he backed a Group of Seven (G7) joint statement out of Japan stressing the need…
China’s Xi Jinping unveils grand development plan with Central Asia allies
XIAN: China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled an ambitious plan to help elevate Central Asia to the next level of its development – from…
Russia: ‘Unified’ G7 hits Russia with new sanctions
HIROSHIMA: The United States and its G7 allies rolled out new sanctions against Russia‘s “war machine” Friday, targeting Moscow’s lucrative diamond trade and more entities…
North: North Korea criticises G7 over call for denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain undeniable and it will continue to build its forces until military threats from the…
Japan PM Fumio Kishida urges better security after blast targets speech
TOKYO: Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country’s prime minister said Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown…
Asia: The model for Asia’s Quad? The Beatles, says Japan’s top diplomat
NEW DELHI: As Asia‘s “Quad” powers search for ways to define the group, Japan’s foreign minister has offered a model — The Beatles.Yoshimasa Hayashi, an…