G7

Heads Of State Attend G7 Meeting - Day Two

Trump's first-term G7s were tense. That trend could continue this year

5:02am June 12, 2025

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada.

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Foreign ministers meet in Italy for the last G7 of the Biden administration

1:46am November 25, 2024

Foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with a certain pressure to advance diplomatic efforts ahead of the new U.S. administration taking over.

(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Economy

Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks

5:58pm June 14, 2024

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G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets

4:40pm June 13, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

G7 leaders are meeting in Puglia, Italy, this week. At the top of their agenda: the tricky details of how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

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World News

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine

2:23am June 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

With the U.S., Great Britain and France facing elections in coming months and a rightward shift in European parliamentary elections, there is pressure for leaders to act while the status quo lasts.

Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI

9:15pm June 12, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.

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A picture prior to the central bank session of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

World News

G7 finance leaders pledge to contain inflation and to continue support for Ukraine

1:34am May 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs ended talks in Japan with a joint statement pledging to bring inflation under control while aiding those suffering the most from surging prices.