G7 summit
"Special gesture of my brother": UAE President greets Modi with a hug
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with a warm embrace today as the former made a brief stopover at Abu Dhabi on his return from the G-7 summit in Munich.
Cracks in G7, harmony in SCO
The G7 summit hosted by Canadian PM Justine Trudeau (June 8-9) was quite unprecedented. The way the leaders of the seven rich industrialised countries behaved was simply appalling. Never in the 45-year history of the G7 have leaders rebuked each other or traded insults.
G7: PM joins dinner of Canada governor
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in Quebec this afternoon on a four-day visit to attend the Outreach Meeting of the G7 Summit, joins a dinner hosted by Governor General of Canada for G7 guests.
Trudeau invites Hasina to G7 special session
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been invited by her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to join a session of the G7 Summit. Canada will welcome the Bangladesh premier and 15 other world leaders and heads of international organisations to a special outreach session of the G7 Summit on June 9.
Merkel says Europe must take fate into own hands
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week.
Trump rows shadow 'toughest G7 in years'
G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.
Visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to G7 Outreach meeting / What it means for Bangladesh
The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to Japan from May 25-28, 2016, upon an invitation from the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe...
Editorial / PM's call at G7 Summit
The prime minister's call to the leaders of the wealthiest nations at the Outreach Meeting of the recently held G7 Summit in Japan to be more generous to less developed countries is substantive and timely.
Tokyo renews pledge of $6b to Dhaka
Japan yesterday assured Bangladesh that it would fulfil its commitment to provide $6 billion, of which $1.5 billion would be released this year. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the assurance during an official bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Nagoya.
Be generous to poorer nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the developed countries, including the G7 nations, to be more gracious in transfer of technology, mobilising resource and building capacity of the poor countries to overcome the challenges of implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Obama: Hiroshima memory must never fade
US President Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima, where the US dropped the world's first nuclear bomb.
US strategy on Iraq not yet complete: Obama (video)
The US does not yet have a "complete strategy" for helping Iraq regain territory from Islamic State (IS), President Barack Obama has said.
Time running out for Greece: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that time is running out for a deal to keep Greece in the eurozone.