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During a speech delivered to the press in London's Downing Street briefing room, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the UK will soften policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and instead pursue a "pragmatic" approach to the hitting the target. "We can adopt a more pragmatic, proportionate and realistic approach to meeting net zero that eases the burdens on working people", he states. IMAGES
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Japan to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her British counterpart James Cleverly hold a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of a the G7 foreign minister's meeting in Muenster, Germany. IMAGES
Images of number 10 Downing Street, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's London residence, as a spokesperson says the country's leader will "make a statement to the country" today, following reports he will resign as Conservative leader, triggering a party contest to replace him as prime minister. IMAGES
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