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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's words resonated with many South Koreans when earlier this month he said that "his heart hurts" for those who suffered from forced labour under Japan's colonial rule.

The PM updated Volodymyr Zelensky on the ‘very positive progress’ on fighter jets when they met at the G7 summit in Japan

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Zelensky greeted by Rishi Sunak at international summit amid push for F-16 fighter jets

Ukraine denies Wagner claim that city has fallen and says fighting ongoing in some parts

China hits out at G7 over joint statement which criticised Beijing’s ‘economic coercion’

The unannounced attendance of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G-7 summit has unnerved the Brazilian delegation, which now feels pressure to accept an invitation for a face-to-face meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to Brazilian officials.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, as the Ukrainian president uses his visit to Japan to speak with leaders of countries who have taken a more neutral stance over Russia’s invasion.

Ukraine leader’s visit to Hiroshima thrust the G7’s efforts to choke Russia’s economy to the top of a busy agenda.