hello i m sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. let s take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fumio kishida there as well. the european commission president ursula von der leyen just behind them. again, this is a poignant moment as we just heard from nick marsh there and there of course we saw all of there of course we saw all of the leaders, rishi sunak and the leaders, rishi sunak and the german chancellor olaf scholz. we also see the french president emmanuel macron there and the european council president shall michelle as well as the italian prime minister. we see all of those leader
organisation but this years summit was dominated by economics that it was at the very heart of any news that the leaders discussed this weekend, ukraine and china. i will start with ukraine. before the summit even kicked off on friday the us introduced a raft of measures targeting russia, 300 sanctions aimed at restricting moscow s ability to source battlefield materials. the uk then followed suit, having introduced an import ban on russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, nickel and then the g7 leaders jointly agreed on a statement that said they would continue to impose sanctions, tighten them, and specify the need to crack down on sanctions and evasions, the use of third party countries as a loophole for russia to get around these restrictions. they also acknowledge the fact, separately to the joint statement that there would be a need to utilise the so called outreach countries in the global south countries like india for example, because the sanctions put in place have hurt
volodymyr zelensky. amongst the issues discussed, china and the ongoing war in ukraine. nick marsh has more. the g7 is a political organisation but this years summit was dominated by economics that it was at the very heart of any news that the leaders discussed this weekend, ukraine and china. i will start with ukraine. before the summit even kicked off on friday the us introduced a raft of measures targeting russia, 300 sanctions aimed at restricting moscow s ability to source battlefield materials. the uk then followed suit, having introduced an import ban on russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, nickel and then the g7 leaders jointly agreed on a statement that said they would continue to impose sanctions, tighten them, and specify the need to crack down on sanctions and evasions, the use of third party countries as a loophole for russia to get around these restrictions. they also acknowledge the fact, separately to the joint statement that there would be a need to utilise t
ceiling or the country could default on its financial obligations. it is until the 1st ofjune to sign an agreement with the us could face an economic catastrophe. more from new york. injust over two weeks, in just over two weeks, the united states could run out of money to pay its debts. the consequences of breaching the debt limit would be catastrophic for the country. there is pressure on democrats and republicans to make a deal beforejune one. us president joe biden spoke about the debt ceiling before leaving for the g7 summit injapan. attributes cutting short to get back to washington to continue the talks. i washington to continue the talks. ., ., washington to continue the talks. . . talks. i made and i ll say it auain, talks. i made and i ll say it again, america talks. i made and i ll say it again, america is - talks. i made and i ll say it again, america is not - talks. i made and i ll say it again, america is not a - again, america is not a deadbeat nation. we
a personal moment between king and heir, william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i, william, prince of wales, pledge my loyalty to and truth i will bear unto you as your liegeman in life and limb, so help me god. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. and the weather causes a scaled down fly past, but the red arrows delighted the crowds. good evening. welcome to buckingham palace after all the welcome to buckingham palace after all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous crowds we had in front of buckingham palace today, it is now still very buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, stilla bit buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a bit wet, as welt there s been no event like it in seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with musi