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G7 Condemns Israel's Legalization of West Bank Outposts

G7 foreign ministers condemned on Thursday the move by Israel to legalize five outposts in the West Bank, and slammed its decision to expand existing settlements and establish new ones. Settlement expansion has increased sharply since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in late 2022, at the helm of a hardline pro-settler ...

The World Stage and Its Circumlocutions

The G7 summit is a manifest success. The Western powers and their circumstantial partners have demonstrated their ability to engage crucial strategic and security issues, outmaneuver the emerging monolithic blocs, and confront the rising totalitarianism and its incipient power architecture. The invitation of Pope Francis, as a religious leader, a ...

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday June 14th and the 252nd day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s local edition: the situation at the southern border, yet another initiative to unblock the presidential deadlock, the Cabriolet film festival and an amazing speleology discovery. On the international front: Gaza is ...

At G7, Pope Urges Ban on 'Lethal Autonomous Weapons'

Pope Francis called on Friday for a ban on "lethal autonomous weapons," when he addressed the G7 leaders' summit in Italy on the perils of artificial intelligence. "In light of the tragedy that is armed conflict, it is urgent to reconsider the development and use of devices like the so-called 'lethal autonomous weapons' and ultimately ban their ...

G7 Leaders Meet to Seal $50B Ukraine Aid Deal

G7 leaders were set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine as they gathered Thursday for a summit in southern Italy, using the profits from frozen Russian assets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan for the talks at the luxury Borgo ...

Zelensky Will Participate in Upcoming G7 Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the upcoming G7 summit in Italy either online or in person, his spokesman told state media on Monday. A key agenda item of the summit to be held in southern Italy from June 13 to 15 will be ways to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, which has been urging allies for ...

G7 Urges N. Korea, Russia to 'Cease Unlawful Arms Transfers'

G7 foreign ministers said on Friday that they were “gravely concerned” about deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea, particularly arms transfers from Pyongyang to Moscow for use in attacking Ukraine. “We are gravely concerned by the deepening DPRK-Russia cooperation in flagrant violation of multiple United Nations Security ...

G7 Meets in Italy for Climate Talks as Members Miss Key Targets

The G7 states will meet in Turin, Italy on Monday, for the first key climate talks since COP28 as a new report shows all G7 members are missing their climate targets. G7 ministers meet for environment and climate change talks in Turin on Monday, with experts urging the highly industrialized countries to use their political clout, wealth and ...

G7 ‘Ready to Take Measures’ Following Iran’s Attacks

G7 leaders offered their full support for Israel on Sunday following an attack by Iran, and said they were ready to "take further measures" in response to "further destabilizing initiatives". In a statement following a video meeting, the leaders of the Group of Seven powers said they "unequivocally condemn in the strongest terms Iran's direct and ...

Macron and Scholz Condemn Iran's Attack on Israel

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...

Biden Talks to Netanyahu, Calls for G7 Meeting

President Joe Biden said US forces helped Israel shoot down nearly all the drones and missiles fired by Iran Saturday, but appeared to guide the key US ally away from retaliating against Tehran by saying Israel had now shown its strength. Biden added that he was convening fellow G7 leaders on Sunday to coordinate a diplomatic response against ...

UN Security Council to Meet on Sunday Amid Iran's Attacks

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday over Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the body's president said. The meeting is aiming to be held at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday and is at Israel's request, a spokesperson for Malta, which holds the rotating presidency this month, told the media Saturday ...