Jun 15 WATCH: Trump joins official leaders' greeting at G7 summit in France By Sylvie Corbet, Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump arrived in the French Alps on Monday to meet with fellow world leaders at the Group of Seven summit after announcing an agreement he says will bring an end to the U.S. war with Iran. Continue reading
Jun 14 Protesters in Geneva clash with police ahead of the G7 summit in nearby France By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press A violent standoff extended into the evening after a series of incidents — including a car set ablaze and a bank's windows smashed — along the route of an afternoon march that drew an estimated 20,000 people. Continue reading
Jun 13 Macron to host Trump for dinner at Versailles after G7 summit By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit next week in France. Continue reading
Jun 13 Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the U.S. By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Carney said that Canada and the European Union have a combined population that is more than twice that of the U.S., with a similarly sized economy and a collective defense budget that is twice that of China’s. He said smaller… Continue reading
Jun 12 Ahead of G7, Canada's Carney softens tone toward Trump with trade talks at stake By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, became a symbol of middle-power resistance in January, when he declared the global rules-based order over and condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump, Starmer announce trade deal at G7 summit By Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they are signing a trade deal that will slash tariffs on goods from both countries. Continue reading
Jun 15 G7 leaders gather in Canada for summit overshadowed by trade wars and Israel-Iran crisis By Rob Gillies, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers are arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: World leaders arrive in Canada for G7 summit By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, world leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit in Canada which begins Monday, President Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces recaptured a village near the border with Russia, organizers say millions of demonstrators attended nationwide ‘No… Continue watching
Nov 25 Progress toward Mideast cease-fire is on the agenda as G7 foreign ministers meet in Italy By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press As the G7 ministers arrived in Italy, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Mike Herzog, told Israeli Army Radio on Monday a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.”… Continue reading
Jun 14 On 2nd day of summit in Italy, G7 leaders focus on migration, AI and economic security By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on Friday, the second and final day of their summit in Italy. The G7 leaders stressed their determination to meet… Continue reading