By John Irish SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – After clashing last year over sausages and submarines, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Boris Johnson were all smiles at a G7 summit on Sunday, with disputes over Brexit not even coming up at bilat…
Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon
NITEROI, Brazil (Reuters) – The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon. Phillips’ wife Alessandra Sampaio, siblings S…
Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather
By Tom Balmforth and Marko Djurica KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as “barbarism” as world leaders gathere…
Leaders at G7 mock bare-chested horseback rider Putin
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated by the Russian President’s invasion of Ukraine. As the besuite…
Europe must give developing nations alternative to Chinese funds – EU’s von der Leyen
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe will mobilize 300 billion euros in private and public funds over five years to fund infrastructure in developing countries as part of the G7’s drive to counter China’s multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project, European Commi…
‘Kindred spirits’ Biden, Scholz work to heal U.S.-German ties
By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – Panned by critics for dragging his feet on Ukraine, called a “sulky liver sausage” by the Ukrainian ambassador, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday won public praise from a man h…
Oslo gay bar shooting won’t stop fight for equal rights – Norway PM
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The deadly rampage by a gunman at a gay bar and another venue in central Oslo on Saturday will not put an end to the fight for the rights of all individuals to live a free and safe life, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas…
Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold
By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told allies “we have to stay together” against Russia on Sunday as G7 leaders gathered for a summit set to be dominated by war in Ukraine and its impact on fo…
Ghislaine Maxwell put on suicide watch, may seek sentencing delay, lawyer says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell has been put on suicide watch at a Brooklyn jail, and may seek to delay her Tuesday sentencing for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls, her lawyer said on Saturday night. In…
UK PM Boris Johnson seeks to stay in power until the mid-2030s
By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country’s longest continuously serving …