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G7 agrees to boost climate finance, plans to meet $100 bn a year target

But climate groups said the promise made in the summit's final communique lacked detail and the developed nations should be more ambitious in their financial commitments

India gets wide support on TRIPS waiver for Covid-19 vaccines at G-7 meet

Cyberspace should not be a venue for subverting democratic values: PM

America is back at the table, says Joe Biden as G7 summit concludes

US might be able to donate 1 bn more vaccines to the world in coming years, says president; calls for probe to find whether virus leaked from Chinese lab

India a natural ally in defending shared values from many threats: PM at G7

PM Narendra Modi said India is a natural ally for G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism, disinformation and economic coercion.

UK's Boris Johnson confirms G7 pledge to donate 1 billion vaccine doses

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer nations. Speaking at the end of a G-7 leaders' summit in southwest England on Sunday, Johnson said the doses would come both directly and through the international COVAX programme. The commitment falls far short of the 11 billion doses the World Health Organisation said is needed to vaccinate at least 70% of the world's population and truly end the pandemic.

Joe Biden's G7 Summit gift for Boris Johnson: A custom-made bicycle

US President Joe Biden chose a custom-made, hand-built bicycle as his gift for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for their first in-person meeting ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall this weekend.

China cautions G7: Days when 'small' groups ruled the world are long gone

The re-emergence of China as a leading global power is considered to be one of the most significant geopolitical events of recent times

As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on Covid-19 vaccines, climate

The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with promises, including vaccinating the world against coronavirus and tackling climate change.

Protestors demonstrate at G7 summit to save Myanmar's democracy

Several hundred Myanmar residents in Britain gathered at the site of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, calling for action to save democracy in Myanmar on Saturday

PM addresses G7 summit, vouches for 'one earth, one health' approach

Calling for global unity, leadership and solidarity to prevent future pandemics, Modi emphasised the special responsibility of democratic and transparent societies to deal with the challenge

G-7 summit: Aid groups appeal to for cash to get shots into arms

Rich nations must do more than just donate surplus vaccines if they hope to end the COVID-19 pandemic, according to public health experts and humanitarian groups that are calling for money

G7 leaders expected to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan today

G7 leaders are expected to unveil a global anti-pandemic action plan on Saturday to ensure that a devastation like the one caused by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis is never repeated in the future

G7 eyes allocating $100 bn from IMF funds to Covid-ravaged nations: US

The issue will be on the table when G7 leaders discuss how to help steer the world's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic at a three-day summit in Cornwall, England, which began on Friday

G7 to pledge 1 billion coronavirus vaccine shots for poorer countries

A commitment from US President Joe Biden to share 500 million doses and one from Johnson for another 100 million shots set the stage for the G-7 meeting in southwest England

PM Modi to virtually participate in G7 outreach sessions on June 12, 13

This is the second time Modi will be participating in a G7 meeting.

Prime Minister Modi to virtually attend outreach sessions of G7 summit

The sessions are on June 12 and 13

India to make a pitch on various aspects of Covid-19 management at G7 meet

The G7 summit will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually

G-7, NATO meetings part of Joe Biden's maiden official overseas visit

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to leave on his maiden official overseas trip during which he will hold discussions with top global leaders, including at the G-7 summit

G7 strikes 'historic agreement', sets minimum tax of 15% for corporates

The G7 group of leading economies have reached "a historic agreement" to reform the global tax system to make it fit for the global digital age.

PM Modi will not attend G7 summit in person due to Covid situation: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. The G7 summit is scheduled to take place in Cornwall in the UK next month. "While appreciating the invitation to the Prime Minister by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend the G7 Summit as a special invitee, given the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided that the Prime Minister will not attend the G7 Summit in person," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. The G7 comprises the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.