Event: Group of Seven

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Evening Round-up: G7 summit; Amazon fires; Andy Moran retires

Catch up on the headlines.

Mon, 26 Aug, 2019

Barack Obama to visit nuclear bomb site in Hiroshima

Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima in Japan later this month, but he will not apologise for the US’ dropping of an atomic bomb on the city in the Second World War, the White House said.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

John Kerry visits Hiroshima with G7 delegation

US Secretary of State John Kerry called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching” and said it was a reminder of the need to pursue a world free of nuclear weapons.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Japan seeks motive for train suicide

Japanese police yesterday searched the apartment of the man who set himself on fire on a high-speed bullet train, killing himself and another passenger, as officials sought clues to his motive.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015