ST PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed in a telephone call on Thursday what they saw as frictions between G7 leaders at this week's Group of Seven summit, the Kremlin said.

ALBERTA, June 18 — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy left the Group of Seven summit yesterday with new aid from host Canada for its war against invader Russia, but without a joint statement of support from members or a chance to meet United States President Donald Trump.

ALBERTA, June 16 — United States President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House said yesterday.

ISTANBUL, June 15 — World leaders are convening in the Canadian Rockies for a high-stakes G7 summit dominated by dual crises: escalating conflict in the Middle East and the unpredictability of US President Donald Trump’s trade threats, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

SEOUL, June 9 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba have agreed to address geopolitical crises under the framework of trilateral cooperation with the United States (US) in their first phone talks today.

BANFF, Alberta, May 23 — Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies papered over their differences on Thursday, pledging to address "excessive imbalances" in the global economy and saying they could increase sanctions on Russia.

BANFF, May 22 — Finance leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised democracies sought to downplay disputes over United States (US) President Donald Trump's tariffs and find some common ground to keep the forum viable as they met in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on Wednesday.

BARI, June 14 — Group of Seven (G7) leaders hold a final day of talks at their annual summit on Friday, with China topping the agenda before Pope Francis puts in a historic appearance to discuss artificial intelligence (AI).

ROME, June 4 — Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies "fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive" ceasefire and hostage release deal for the Gaza war outlined by US President Joe Biden and call on Hamas to accept it, a statement said yesterday.

LONDON, April 17 — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in a call on Tuesday that escalation in the Middle East was in no one's interest after Britain helped Israel repel a direct aerial attack by Iran on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Against the backdrop of escalating regional security challenges, including North Korea's nuclear developments and unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the East and South China Seas, Japan wants to further cooperate with Malaysia in maintaining and enhancing maritime connectivity and stability in the region.

ANKARA, May 21 — The Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima concluded on Sunday with deliberations on the Russia - Ukraine war and other hot-button issues.

LONDON, Nov 22 — Britain will host foreign and development ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a summit in Liverpool from December 10 to 12, it said on Monday.

ISTANBUL, June 6 — The finance ministers of G7 countries on Saturday agreed on a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15 per cent for multinational corporations in each country where they operate.