Tag: hiroshima

• Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:26 UTC

  G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Stronger sanctions declared against Russia, Zelensky's presence expected

  

  The leaders of the Group of Seven, G7, major industrial countries on Friday vowed to tighten sanctions on Russia. During talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, they vowed: “to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.”

• Thursday, August 6th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Hiroshima remembers the 75th anniversary of the first atomic bomb

  

  Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the novel coronavirus and the mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.