The leaders of the G7 group of wealthy nations came together in Bavaria’s luxury resort of Schloss Elmau on Sunday for the first of a three-day summit they hope will signal international unity in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Speaking after the …
G7 launches infrastructure initiative to counter Chinese influence
The leaders of the G7 group of wealthy nations meeting for a summit in Germany are formally launching a billion-dollar global infrastructure and investment initiative, in a bid to push back against China’s growing influence in lower-income countries. D…
Anti-NATO demo in Madrid ahead of summit this week
Anti-NATO protesters gathered in Madrid on Sunday ahead of a summit of the Western alliance in the Spanish capital in the coming week. The demonstrators called for NATO to be dissolved and for military bases maintained by the United States in Spain to …
Johnson, Trudeau poke fun at Putin during first session of G7 summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poked fun at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday during the first working session of a three-day G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps. Seated around a round table alongsid…
Protest kicks off against G7 summit in southern Germany
Around 1,000 people began a protest in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, against the G7 summit that is being held nearby in Elmau, Bavaria. The rally was accompanied by a massive police contingent. In total, some 18,000 police officer…
Scholz highlights G7 unity after condemning ‘brutal’ Kiev attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned Russia’s “brutal” missile attack on Kiev on Sunday, saying that it reinforced the need for G7 leaders to “stand together and support the Ukrainians in defending their country.” Speaking after the first workin…
Norway holds memorial service after fatal gay bar shooting
A memorial service was held at Oslo Cathedral on Sunday for the victims of this weekend’s deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub and bar. “We are gathered here in grief, desperation and helplessness,” said deacon Anne-May Grasass during the Mass, the Ve…
Hertha Berlin elect former ultra supporter as new president
Hertha Berlin have elected Kay Bernstein, a former member of the team’s ultra supporters group, as their new president in a surprise victory over the candidate favoured by club leadership. The 41-year-old communications manager Bernstein has no previou…
Ukraine foreign minister calls for tougher G7 sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is calling on G7 leaders meeting in Germany this weekend to impose harsher sanctions on Russia following renewed missile attacks on Kiev. Posting a photograph on Twitter of a girl being carried on a stretcher, K…
EU: Russia playing ‘hunger games’ by blocking Ukraine grain exports
European Council President Charles Michel has condemned Russia’s “hunger games,” saying that the Kremlin is “solely responsible for the global food crisis causing suffering in the poorest countries and low-income households.” Speaking shortly before th…