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G7 Leaders' Hot Mic Banter Covers Smoking, Sports, and Greenland

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World leaders at the G7 summit in France engaged in lighthearted banter captured by hot microphones, discussing topics beyond their official agenda. Conversations included personal habits, such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealing she had quit smoking, which was met with congratulations from leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union. Other off-the-cuff remarks touched upon sports, the weather, and Greenland. AI

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G7 Leaders' Hot Mic Banter Covers Smoking, Sports, and Greenland

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Cigarettes, football and Greenland: G7 hot mics reveal world leaders’ banter

    The leaders of the world’s richest democracies are talking about how to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems this week, but hot mics at the G7 summit revealed that conversations also covered lighter fare. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland? As w…

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