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G7 tension after abortion left out of final statement

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) talks with Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) and Jordan's King Abdullah (L) as they pose for a family photograph with G7 heads of States and heads of delegation of Outreach countries at Borgo Egnazia resort during the G7 Summit hosted by Italy, in Savelletri, on June 14, 2024. [AFP]

The word abortion was left out of a G7 summit statement agreed on Friday, reflecting a rift on the issue between the host, Italy's far-right premier Giorgia Meloni, and her allies.

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies last year committed to addressing "access to safe and legal abortion", in a statement after a summit in Hiroshima in Japan.

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