Mentions of China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific were conspicuously absent from the statements that emerged from the latest summit.

Group of Seven nations gathered for a summit have agreed six joint statements on subjects such as critical minerals, artificial intelligence and wildfires, host nation Canada said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Calgary for the G7 summit, hosted by Canada in Kananaskis, Alberta. The summit, running from June 15-17, addresses global security, economic resilience, and tech cooperation.

For Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada were even more important than the summit itself.

If there is a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, it is a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.

Canada dropped plans for the Group of Seven to issue a strong statement on the Ukraine war after resistance from the United States, a Canadian official told reporters on the sidelines of a leaders' summit on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies.

President Lee Jae Myung held a meeting with leaders of the European Union (EU) on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Tuesday and discussed ways to broaden economic cooperation, Lee's office said.