Vaccines and Brexit overshadow G-7 summit

The World

President Joe Biden is on day three of his first official overseas trip as US president. On Friday, he met with world leaders from the rest of the G-7 countries in Cornwall, Britain. Issues on the agenda for the weekend will include the pandemic and the global economic recovery as well as climate change. But trouble in Northern Ireland and the global vaccine rollout are overshadowing proceedings. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry talks to host Marco Werman.

Help keep The World going strong!

The article you just read is free because dedicated readers and listeners like you chose to support our nonprofit newsroom. Our team works tirelessly to ensure you hear the latest in international, human-centered reporting every weekday. But our work would not be possible without you. We need your help.

Make a gift today to help us reach our $25,000 goal and keep The World going strong. Every gift will get us one step closer.