Aug 23 Watch 3:41 As world leaders gather in France, how Trump has changed the G-7 Friday’s new turmoil around the U.S. economy and trade war with China is coming at an important moment for President Trump, immediately preceding his arrival at the G-7 summit in France. Reporting from France, Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jul 17 U.S. objects to France’s tax on tech giants By Thomas Adamson, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press The tax on Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech giants, has provoked a strong rebuke from the White House, which said it could lead to U.S. tariffs on French imports. Continue reading
Apr 04 U.S. absences raise questions about G-7’s relevance By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Neither Secretary of State Mike Pompeo nor Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen are attending the meeting of foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven countries. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 9, 2018 By PBS NewsHour On this edition, for Saturday, June 9, President Donald Trump leaves the G-7 summit early after threatening to end trade with member countries. Later, trying to resolve fights, school districts are replacing zero-tolerance policies with conflict-resolution programs. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:16 Trump makes early G-7 exit after tense trade disputes By PBS NewsHour President Donald Trump’s visit at the G-7 summit in Canada was tense and truncated. Arriving late and leaving early, he advocated for the readmission of Russia, which was expelled from the group after allegedly annexing Crimea, and refused to reverse… Continue watching
Jun 08 Trump says ‘let Russia back in’ as he heads for G7 summit By Catherine Lucey, Rob Gillies, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Russia was ousted from the elite group in 2014. Trump tells reporters: "Russia should be in the meeting, should be a part of it."… Continue reading
May 27 Trump calls first trip abroad ‘home run’ as challenges await By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press "I think we hit a home run no matter where we are," President Donald Trump said after a grueling, five-stop sprint on his first trip abroad. Continue reading
May 26 Trump meeting with G-7 leaders after going on offensive By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Cajoled on issues like climate change and NATO's defense pact, President Trump has responded by scolding some of the United States' most loyal allies for not paying their fair share. Continue reading
Jun 06 G-7 leaders face tough reality of Russia sanctions strategy By Julie Pace, Associated Press None of the world powers believes the economic and diplomatic punishments levied on Russia for its alleged aggression in Ukraine are changing President Vladimir Putin's calculus, yet there are no plans to shift strategies… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch World Leaders Pledge Aid to Curb Global Financial Turmoil As global markets try to steady themselves amid an economic crisis, world leaders pledged to pump billions of dollars into U.S. and European economies to allay the problems. A panel of financial experts discuss the move. Continue watching