Canada to host G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., in 2025

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2024 1:13 pm Updated June 15, 2024 2:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada says it will host the G7 summit next year in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The announcement came at this year’s leaders’ meeting in Apulia, … Read more

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid

WASHINGTON — Flying through the night across nine time zones, from southern Italy to Southern California, President Joe Biden will shift focus from Russia’s challenge of Western unity to raking in big bucks for his reelection campaign at a Hollywood fundraiser featuring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Biden went straight from the Group of Seven … Read more

PM Modi After Meeting US President Joe Biden On Sidelines Of G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. Apulia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday night and said India and the US will keep “working together to further global good.” … Read more

AI less concerning than ‘natural stupidity’: Vatican priest

(NewsNation) — A Vatican priest and technology expert believes “natural stupidity” and a disappearing middle class are more concerning prospects than the possible negative impacts of artificial intelligence. “Let me express with one sentence: Not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity. It’s the tools; it depends on the way in which we will use them. So … Read more

G7 Summit: PM Modi, President Biden likely to meet; US to raise Pannun’s murder attempt plot

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are anticipated to convene during the G7 Summit in Italy, according to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Sullivan highlighted that Biden’s upcoming trip to Italy may include a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, calling it as a prospective “encounter.” The statement also reiterated the US … Read more

Biden to meet with Pope Francis on sidelines of G7 summit

BARI, Italy (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will meet privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in southern Italy. This will be their second face-to-face meeting. It follows a jury’s recent guilty verdict against Biden’s son, Hunter, on gun charges related to his drug addiction, and Biden’s … Read more

Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to address a G7 summit. He’s raising the alarm about AI

Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence – a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went viral last year – but his concerns about AI go far beyond an unflattering shot and are now taking center stage at the Group of Seven summit. Francis will address G7 leaders on Friday at … Read more

Italy and France spar over abortion at G7 summit

Italy has demanded the removal of a reference to “safe and legal abortion” from the final statement of this week’s Group of Seven summit, diplomats said on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from French President Emmanuel Macron. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni swiftly shot back, accusing Macron of looking to score political points ahead of national … Read more

Biden, Zelenskyy sign 10-year U.S.-Ukraine security pact: ‘Not backing down’ – National

U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders and getting Ukraine closer to NATO membership. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, aims to commit future U.S. administrations to support Ukraine, even if former … Read more

What to know about the G7 Summit, and why it matters

Every year, as the leaders of the major industrialized nations gather for a summit, the same questions arise: What exactly is the summit for, and why does the group matter? The heads of the Group of 7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — started their annual summit Thursday … Read more