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G7

G7 - the "Group of Seven" countries - came together in 1975 as the seven most important industrialized nations at the time.

These seven countries are the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada. In 1998 Russia was added and the group expanded to G8, before it was excluded again in 2014 after Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

Russland Moskau | Rückkehr Alexej Nawalny

Joe Biden and G7 press Russia's Vladimir Putin over Alexei Navalny arrest 26.01.2021

US President Joe Biden has raised concerns over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in his first phone call with Vladimir Putin. All G7 foreign ministers condemned Navalny's arrest as "politically motivated."
Russland Moskau | Alexej Nawalny, Oppositionspolitiker

Russia hits out at 'hysteria' over Navalny poisoning 09.09.2020

"Disinformation" and "hysteria" over the poisoning of opposition politician Navalny are being used to justify sanctions, Russia claims. Berlin and Moscow are on a collision course over verifying the test results.
Russland Moskau | Alexej Nawalny, Oppositionspolitiker

Russia summons German envoy over Navalny poisoning allegations 08.09.2020

Germany asserts that the prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned while the Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Berlin of "bluffing." G7 ministers have demanded Moscow "urgently" finds the perpetrators.
Außenminister Heiko Maas

Maas: Germany against US push to let Russia back into G7 26.07.2020

US President Donald Trump had suggested reintroducing Russia into the G7 last month. However, Moscow first needs to take greater efforts in solving the conflict in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said.

Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin

Russia denies plan for Putin to attend G7 summit 04.07.2020

Claims that President Vladimir Putin will take part in the Group of Seven summit later this year are inaccurate, a top Russian official has said. Moscow added that without China, the talks would be "impossible."
USA Washington Donald Trump

Trump postpones G7 summit, calls for expansion 31.05.2020

US President Donald Trump said he is pushing the G7 summit to September. He also called the group's current format "very outdated," and said its membership should include Russia, Australia, South Korea and India.
Deutschland Berlin Pressekonferenz Coronavirus | Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel rejects Trump's G7 summit invite: report 30.05.2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly refused Donald Trump's invite to attend a G7 summit in Washington. The US president is pushing for an in-person event as member countries ease coronavirus restrictions.
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Coronavirus: What aid packages have governments agreed? 25.03.2020

Governments across the globe are scrambling to counter the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. DW examines what stimulus measures have been unveiled.

Hongkong | Vater und Sohn mit Atemschutzmaske

Coronavirus: G7 countries agree to coordinate response — live updates 03.02.2020

The G7 countries' health ministries agreed to work with the WHO, EU and China to combat the outbreak. The new virus has killed more people than the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak. Germany has reported new cases of infection.
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G7 nations falling behind on fight against corruption 23.01.2020

Top world powers are increasingly viewed as corrupt, Transparency International's latest global corruption index found. Canada, the UK and France all fell several points, while the US saw its lowest score in years.
USA Trump National Doral in Florida

Donald Trump drops plan to host G7 at his own Doral golf resort in Miami 20.10.2019

The US president backtracked on a plan announced just days earlier to host the G7 summit at a Trump-owned resort in Miami. Critics asserted that the president sought to enrich himself by hosting foreign leaders.

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European leaders step in to block Facebook's digital currency 19.10.2019

Facebook's Libra, billed as an alternative to traditional banking, has sparked concerns from central bankers and regulators around the world. The currency has been criticized as a threat to sovereignty and stability.
USA Florida - Polizei reagiert auf Schüsse an Trumps National Doral Resort

Donald Trump to host 2020 G7 at his Florida golf club 17.10.2019

The 2020 G7 summit will take place at one of Donald Trump's Florida golf clubs, the president's chief of staff says. The idea that Trump could benefit financially from his term has been the subject of constant scrutiny.

Trump threatens to slap high tariffs on French wines ahead of G7 summit 01.09.2019

US president Donald Trump is threatening to slap as much as 100% tariffs on French wines. French vintners hope the French president will represent them well at the G7 summit.
Brasilien Präsident Jair Bolsonaro

Opinion: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's colonial ruler 27.08.2019

Jair Bolsonaro says Emmanuel Macron's offer to help Brazil fight the Amazon forest fires makes him look like a colonial ruler. The Brazilian president's outrageousness is hard to top, writes Astrid Prange de Oliveira.
Brasilien Porto Velho Waldbrände

Bolsonaro wants Macron's apology before taking G7 Amazonia aid 27.08.2019

The Brazilian president said he will only accept $20 million anti-fire funds from the G7 if Macron withdraws "insults." However, a spokesman later appeared to backtrack on those demands, instead insisting on control.
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