The G7 summit is set to end without a joint communique for the first time in its 44-year history, after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to abandon the tradition, citing "a very deep crisis of democracy."

The G7 summit is set to end without a joint communique for the first time in its 44-year history, after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to abandon the tradition, citing "a very deep crisis of democracy." https://t.co/kJZdxxXKzX

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