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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump leave after a family photo session during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.
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Was the G7 a success for host Canada? Let’s take a look!

The G7 meeting this week was always going to be a tricky one.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend the G7 Leaders' Summit at Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.
Analysis

The G7: Now G6 + 1?

The G7 is no longer setting the table; it’s struggling to hold the cutlery. Once a pillar of the post-war world order, the group today is split between the US and the rest, casting about for common ground.

Graphic Truth: G7 vs BRICS, who has more economic clout?
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Graphic Truth: G7 vs BRICS, who has more economic clout?

The BRICS are catching up with the G7 in terms of economic output.

Graphic Truth: Motherhood can wait
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Graphic Truth: Motherhood can wait

Women in wealthy countries are increasingly waiting to have children. What gives?

Graphic Truth: Hospital bed decline
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Graphic Truth: Hospital bed decline

At the start of the pandemic, G7 countries were plagued by a huge uptick in hospital admissions – and the shocking reality that hospital beds had been on a 50-year decline.

History has its eyes on US
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History has its eyes on US

In the (re)run-up to another Trump-Biden election season, all eyes are again on US voters and the choice they have set before themselves. Tariffs and trade policy are up for grabs, while the energy and regulatory environment face “sliding doors,” and diplomatic and multilateral engagement find themselves on different courses.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and World Bank President Ajay Banga attend a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event, on the first day of the G7 summit, in Savelletri, Italy, June 13, 2024.
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G7 strikes compromise on Ukraine funding

Both Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden flew to Italy this week for G7 meetings, where they pledged to strengthen the coalition supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders.

Sailboat statue La Vela, on the shoreline at Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italian Lakes, Piedmont, Italy
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Top question for G7: How to Trump-proof Ukraine aid

Ahead of this week’s G7 Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Stresa, Italy, leaders might be feeling a little stress-a’d themselves.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) takes part in a class on generative artificial intelligence at the University of Tokyo in Japan's capital on Aug. 14, 2023.
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Japan confronts the “dark side” of AI

Japan detailed a global framework for international cooperation on artificial intelligence on May 1, building off the Hiroshima Process announced at last year’s G7 summit.