WASHINGTON (AP) � Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southeast coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the welcomed appearance of President Joe
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President Joe Biden has been urging allies to join in speeding the pandemic’s end and bolstering the strategic position of the world’s wealthiest democracies.
President Joe Biden was set to make the announcement Thursday in a speech before the start of Group of Seven summit.
Biden first proposed a summit in a call with Putin in April.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is meeting with his Russian counterpart in the proposed host city of Geneva this week to finalize details.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is criticizing his country’s indigenous protection policies, which he says are used by outside forces to limit Brazil’s economy and give excessive amounts of land to tribes