Japan set to host G-7 summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden sits with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima, Japan, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G-7 Summit.
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