G7 announces tougher sanctions against Russia.
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The G7 nations have announced new sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with the US and UK leading the way. The UK will target Russian diamonds and imports of metals, while the US will cut off around 70 companies from Russia and other countries from US exports. The G7 as a whole is expected to further tighten existing sanctions against Russia and announce restrictions on the multi-billion dollar export of rough diamonds from Russia. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a world free of nuclear weapons as world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, laid wreaths at Hiroshima's cenotaph on Friday.
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