Now playing Next no comment No Comment videos this week No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary. 20/05/2023
Now playing Next world news G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as president meets world leaders World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the centre of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven summit of rich-world democracies. 20/05/2023
Now playing Next world news Putin accuses the West of trying to divide Russia G7 leaders at the summit in Hiroshima announce new sanctions on Moscow while Putin accuses the West of trying to divide the people of Russian whose 'diversity is their strength' 19/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Protesters denounce G7 as leaders visit Hiroshima Peace park Demonstrators displayed signs reading "No G7 imperialist summit!", "Hands off Ukraine!" and "No War on China!", as the US and its G7 allies announced further sanctions against Russia. 19/05/2023
Now playing Next Japan President Zelenskyy to attend G7 in person, as Hiroshima summit begins The Ukrainian president had initially been expected to participate by videoconference but will now be attending Sunday's session. 19/05/2023
Now playing Next world news Ukraine and Beijing high on agenda at G7 summit Leaders of the G7 nations are gathering in Japan for their latest summit at which the war in Ukraine and China's increasingly assertive foreign policy are expected to be high on the agenda 18/05/2023
Now playing Next Japan Ukraine war high on agenda as G7 leaders land in Hiroshima for meeting World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. 18/05/2023
Now playing Next Green News G7 owes Global South €12.3 trillion in climate funding and aid pledges The British charity says wealthy nations are demanding debt payments from the Global South while failing to pay what they owe themselves. 18/05/2023
Now playing Next China Xi hosts Central Asian leaders as China looks to expand reach eastward China's trade with Central Asian countries reached €64 billion in 2022 and rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of this year. 18/05/2023
Now playing Next Japan Ukraine war and nuclear disarmament to top agenda at G7 summit Leaders from the Group of Seven nations and selected guests will meet for the summit in the Japanese port city that was decimated by a US-detonated atomic bomb in 1945 18/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Oxfam 'big heads' protest famine in Africa ahead of G7 Oxfam campaigners on Wednesday organised a protest in London to highlight famine in Africa ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit in Japan. 17/05/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Coming EU sanction round is 'warning' against Russia backers, VDL says The next round of EU sanctions against Russia aims to close loopholes and crack down on circumvention and could target companies and countries that help Russia acquire sanctioned goods. 15/05/2023
Now playing Next Japan 'Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow,' warns Japan FM G7 countries reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and issued warnings to Russia, China and Sudan on the final day of meetings between the group's top diplomats in Japan. 18/04/2023
Now playing Next Japan Countries helping Russia in Ukraine will pay 'high price', vows G7 Policy towards Moscow varies considerably around the world, with many capitals striking a different stance from the West. 18/04/2023
Now playing Next Japan G7 FMs vow tough stance on Chinese, Russian aggression The world is at a “turning point” on the fighting in Ukraine and must “firmly reject unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force, and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine," Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his colleagues on Sunday. 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Japan G7 vows to speed up clean energy transition Ministers say they will hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in Japan. 16/04/2023
Now playing Next world news Vladimir Putin promises more ‘advanced’ weapons for Russian army President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Russia's military a guarantor of national stability, promising to boost arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine offensive. 23/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The EU wants to invest frozen Russian assets but it's 'legally dodgy' Three months after the idea was first floated, European Union plans to invest frozen Russian assets to generate revenues to fund Ukraine's reconstruction appear stalled. 09/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU ban on Russian oil imports comes into force The EU and G7 countries have also expanded the existing price cap on Russian crude oil to include all refined products. 06/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Russia is losing €160 million per day due to Western sanctions on oil A new report gives a clearer picture of the double impact inflicted on Russia by the EU's oil embargo and the G7's price cap. 11/01/2023
