Also looming over the meeting are President Trump's inflammatory threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland.

President Lee Jae-myung is attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada as the leader of an invited country, not as an "observer" as claimed in social media posts. The South Korean government announced that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended the invitation on June 7,

Trump's relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the spotlight at the G7, after past conflict with his predecessor, Justin Trudeau.

President Trump started the 2025 G7 summit by taking questions from reporters, who asked about deals with Iran and Canada.

The visit comes in the wake of India's recently wrapped up global anti-terror outreach and Pakistan's hand in harbouring terror outfits after Operation Sindoor.

Canada and India are reportedly set to announce a new intelligence-sharing initiative after years of bad blood stemming from assassinations in the North American country linked to the Indian government.

Ordinarily, such a development would dominate the high-level discussions, but this time around, world leaders will likely need to also focus on another pressing issue: trade. “You can’t afford not to talk about it,