New Zealand PM says China more assertive, more willing to challenge rules
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighted the importance of international rules and warned against a new arms race.
G7 to work to ‘develop a price cap’ on Russian oil: US official
The plan aims to starve the Kremlin of its "main source of cash", US national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said.
May date eyed for next year’s G-7 summit in Hiroshima
Japan PM Kishida chose that city as the site for the next summit to build momentum for his life work of creating a world without nuclear weapons.
Kishida, Biden affirm cooperation on 2-Plus-2 economic talks
The two also agreed to support a plan to set a ceiling on Russian oil prices as part of economic sanctions.
Scholz open to attending G-20 summit despite Putin presence
The Germany Chancellor indicated that he was open to taking part in November's G-20 summit even though host Indonesia has refused to block Vladimir Putin from attending.
Japanese PM cautions against countries drawing ‘wrong lessons’ from Ukraine invasion
He also emphasized that he would not tolerate Beijing’s development of gas fields in the East China Sea, referring to the ongoing construction work as “a unilateral attempt to…
Pakistan signs pact with France for $107 million debt suspension
The amount, initially repayable between July and December 2021, would now be repaid over a period of six years — including a one-year grace period — in semi-annual instalments.
Nato to boost troops on high alert to over 300,000
The June 28 to 30 Nato summit comes at a pivotal moment for the alliance after failures in Afghanistan and internal discord during the era of former US President Donald Trump, who…
G-7 aims to raise $600 billion to counter China’s Belt and Road
US President Biden said hundreds of billions of additional dollars could come from multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds and…
Vietnam, Hungary’s parliaments sign new cooperation agreement
The two sides will implement a mechanism to regularly exchange information on legislative activities, and on bilateral and multilateral international treaties to which both…