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Hiroshima attack's last survivors watch as Biden pays tribute, but makes no apologies

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The patter of rain had subsided on a gray Friday morning as President Joe Biden and other Group of 7 leaders arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the first of two sites where American planes dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, laying waste to two Japanese…

Los Angeles Times

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy welcomes ‘historic’ Biden decision to back fighter pilot training; US issues more Russian sanctions – as it happened

Ukraine president on way to G7 summit in Japan; US measures aimed at firms involved in Russian energy production

The Guardian - AU

Among the elite: On India at the G-7 summit

With the G-7 still seen as a small and “elitist” grouping, India’s heft as a developing power as well as its G-20 presidency can help make it a significant “other”

The Hindu

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Stocks Slide After Republicans Pause Debt Ceiling Negotiations

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.36%. GOP negotiators halted debt ceiling discussions with the White...

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Jon Moxley on Returning to New Japan: ‘It Makes Me Better’

He’ll wrestle his first match in Japan since the start of the pandemic in just a few short weeks.

Sports Illustrated

Green-fingered dad spends £10k creating Japanese Zen garden in his backyard

Martin Fitton, 55, began the massive project in 2009 and recently added a teahouse and a space for meditation. He has been told by several Japanese visitors that the unique garden is a 'home from home'

Daily Mirror

Broader Market Rises on Speculation a Deal Is Near to Raise the U.S. Debt Ceiling

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.05%. U.S. stocks this morning are mixed, with the S&P...

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Biden endorses plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets -officials

President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Friday that Washington supports joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, senior U.S. officials said, a significant endorsement as Kyiv seeks to boost its air power against Russia.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelensky takes campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies.

Radio France Internationale

Joe Biden stumbles while walking down stairs at G7 Summit in Japan

Critics have used Mr Biden’s age to accuse him of being mentally and physically unfit to serve as president

The Independent UK

Ukraine leader Zelenskyy to visit Hiroshima in bid to rally aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Hiroshima, Japan, to join the Group of Seven leaders in person, according to people familiar with the plans.

Tribune News Service

Panasonic To Build New Battery Plants In North America

By March 2031, Panasonic intends to increase its total EV battery production capacity from about 50 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year to 200 GWh per year.

InsideEVs

Markets Today: Stocks Climb as Sentiment Improves for a Debt Ceiling Deal

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.31% at a 9-month nearest-futures high, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.05% at a 13-month high. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. The broader market is garnering support on...

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Handrolls and highball bar opens today

The Japanese Highball Bar 1923 opens today at 5pm at theCommons Saladaeng, marking Being Beyond Borders’ flagship outlet.

Bangkok Post

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Al Jazeera

Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Kishida may become the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak lost for words as he’s asked how it feels to be a LOSER in awkward TV clip

The PM, who is in Japan for the G7 summit, was grilled on how it feels to have lost more than 1,000 Tory seats in his first test at the ballot box in local elections earlier this month

The Independent UK

Watch: World leaders visit Itsukushima shrine during G7 summit

World leaders visited the Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima as they gathered for the G7 summit in Japan on Friday, 19 May.

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon meets Hiroshima survivors for the first time

President Yoon Suk Yeol met some South Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the sidelines of a G7 summit on Friday.

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“We must send a clear message to Putin,” Russia will pay the price for Ukraine war: Japan Envoy to India

On eve of G-7 Summit, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki stresses on Ukraine focus, also aligning G7-G20 agendas with “key partner” India.

WEKU

Zelenskyy arrives at G-7 summit in Japan as leaders ramp up pressure on Russia

On his arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and increased cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer."

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Another master plan run amok

As President Joe Biden’s Air Force One landed in Japan Wednesday for a carefully planned G7 summit, he had a world of problems on his mind:

The Independent UK

Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is an attempt by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to promote an anti-nuclear message

Radio France Internationale

G7 countries seek to bolster front against Russia and China

G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday to mull tighter sanctions on Russia and counter measures against China's "economic coercion".

Dynamite News

PM Modi leaves for Japan in first leg of three-nation visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in the first leg of his three-nation visit during which he will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

G7 leaders confront spectre of nuclear conflict on visit to Hiroshima memorial

At a ceremony opening the G7 summit in Japan, leaders laid wreaths and visited the museum commemorating the 1945 attack

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