Jun 12 Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China By Jill Lawless, Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in between Saturday’s G-7 sessions, according to photographs her spokesperson tweeted. Merkel is scheduled to meet with Biden at the White House next month. Continue reading
Jun 10 Allies hope to look beyond virus at G7 summit in UK By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Since the G-7 last met two years ago, the pandemic has killed more than 3.7 million people and decimated economies with lockdowns and layoffs. Continue reading
Jun 01 Canada's Trudeau says Russia won't be included in the G7 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trudeau noted Russia was excluded from the group after it invaded Crimea in 2014 and annexed it from Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: G-7 will be held at Trump resort in Miami, Mulvaney says By Kevin Freking, Bernard Condon, Associated Press President Donald Trump's suggestion that his Miami golf resort host next year's Group of Seven summit became a reality Thursday, sparking an outcry from critics who called it the most blatant example yet of him using the power of his… Continue reading
Aug 26 G-7 leaders dedicate $20 million to fight Amazon fires By Associated Press Macron said the U.S. supported the initiative, although he acknowledged that President Donald Trump had skipped Monday's working session on the environment. Continue reading
Aug 26 Trump says he approved of Iran's diplomat coming to G-7 By Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet, Zeke Miller, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron's invited Iran's foreign minister to the sidelines of the G-7 in hopes that he could secure a breakthrough in global tensions over Iran's nuclear program. Continue reading
Aug 26 Trump claims serious trade negotiations to begin with China By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump said his trade negotiators had received two "very good calls" from China Sunday. A spokesman for China's foreign ministry said he didn't know what Trump was talking about. Continue reading
Aug 23 Japan leader says end of South Korea intelligence-sharing deal damages trust By Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press South Korea announced it would terminate an intelligence-sharing deal because Tokyo downgraded South Korea's preferential trade status. Continue reading
Aug 23 Amazon fires spark global concern but Bolsonaro remains defiant By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press Brazilian federal experts have reported a record number of wildfires across the country this year, up 84 percent over the same period in 2018. Continue reading
Jun 21 Most Americans approve of how Trump handled North Korea, new poll finds By Emily Swanson, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press It's a change in opinion that comes after the president's historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Continue reading