EU leaders set to meet after deadly strikes on Ukraine, including Unesco-listed religious site in Kyiv – Europe live

G7 leaders to meet in Évian-les-Bains in France later today to discuss the most pressing issues, including Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran

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The G7 summit will not formally kick off until later today, but the EU’s von der Leyen and Costa are meeting with the president of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin now as part of the build up to the meeting.

There are more of this sort of diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the main event: Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is hosting Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi in Rome, before travelling to France later today.