Biden stumbles down stairs on way to G7 leaders photoshoot in Hiroshima

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) visited the Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site, during a summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Friday (May 19). French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Union’s Ursula Von der Leyen and Charles Michel, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, joined by their U.S. counterpart Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shortly after, were treated to a traditional Japanese musical performance at the shrine. Joe Biden stumbled down a set of step on his way to meet other G7 leaders for a photo to mark the event. At their earlier meetings on the day, the G7 leaders agreed to stiffen sanctions against Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine as its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, prepared to join them in Hiroshima. Zelenskiy's presence, and his calls for greater support for Ukraine in its conflict with Moscow, will add drama and urgency to the gathering. The G7 leaders are already expected to announce new sanctions against Russia and closer collaboration in countering China. Earlier on the day the G7 leaders laid wreaths in Hiroshima, a city that, along with Nagasaki, was destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb attack 78 years ago that ended World War Two. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who represents Hiroshima in Japan's lower house of parliament, said he chose the city for the summit in order to focus attention on arms control. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139