At G7 Summit,Biden apologises to Albanese for scrapping Sydney Quad meeting
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At G7 Summit,Biden apologises to Albanese for scrapping Sydney Quad meeting

Meeting on the sidelines of the G7,the prime minister said he understood the circumstances that Biden is dealing with.

  • byEryk Bagshaw

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Albanese confirms Beijing invite,says China must remove trade bans

Albanese confirms Beijing invite,says China must remove trade bans

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sharpened his calls for China to remove all remaining trade restrictions on Australia at the G7.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Last month he survived an assassination attempt. Now he’s got the world’s spotlight on his hometown

Last month he survived an assassination attempt. Now he’s got the world’s spotlight on his hometown

A child of Hiroshima,Fumio Kishida is using some of his domestic political capital to expand Japan’s mark on the world.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Note from Hiroshima:G7 summit turns up the heat but China is out in the cold

Note from Hiroshima:G7 summit turns up the heat but China is out in the cold

When Anthony Albanese joins leaders of the world’s largest economies at the G7 summit in Hiroshima tomorrow,there will be one notable absence.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘It’s damaging children’:Japan’s abducted kids call for help at the G7

‘It’s damaging children’:Japan’s abducted kids call for help at the G7

Victims say the pain the Japanese system causes children “is beyond the description” as they call on G7 leaders to escalate pressure on Tokyo.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Embarrassed Japan PM fires aide over same-sex couple outburst

Embarrassed Japan PM fires aide over same-sex couple outburst

The remarks followed recent comments by Fumio Kishida that same-sex marriage needed careful consideration because of its potential impact on the family structure.

  • byTim Kelly
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Australia to back price cap on Russian oil

Australia to back price cap on Russian oil

The federal government will sign up to the cap when G7 nations led by the United States impose the controls later this year in the hope of keeping oil prices down without halting supplies.

  • byDavid Crowe
German chancellor and wife criticised after foxes scatter confidential papers

German chancellor and wife criticised after foxes scatter confidential papers

Secret documents with briefing notes about leaders’ wives were found strewn across the street after animals tear apart German leader’s bin bags.

  • byDaniel Wighton
‘Violence begets violence’:The brewing rage stirring in women gathers force

‘Violence begets violence’:The brewing rage stirring in women gathers force

Women have a right to be angry. Recent events around the world are acts of profound violence against women,taking them back to a time of masculine ownership and female subjugation.

  • byVirginia Haussegger
World must ‘wait and see’ whether Taliban has changed,says mediator

World must ‘wait and see’ whether Taliban has changed,says mediator

Former Indonesia vice-president Jusuf Kalla was a key figure in talks with the Taliban over the past two years. He too is waiting for the Taliban to do as it promised.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies
Biden rebuffs allies,will stick to August 31 deadline for leaving airport

Biden rebuffs allies,will stick to August 31 deadline for leaving airport

“We’ve already had gun-fighting break out,” Biden said in an address to the nation. “We run a serious risk of it breaking down as time goes on.”

  • byMatthew Knott