G7 summit kicks off in Sicily
US President Donald Trump will attend the 43rd G7 summit with leaders of the world’s major economies in Sicily, Italy, on the last leg of his rst foreign trip, BBC reports. A tough debate is expected on issues including trade and climate change.
The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The EU also has representatives. Four of group’s leaders – including Mr Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May – will be sitting around the table for the first time.
The summit comes just days after Monday’s deadly bombing in Manchester in which 22 people – including children – were killed. Mrs May is expected to urge world leaders to do more to combat online extremism, saying the fight against so-called Islamic State is “moving from the battleeld to the internet”. The two-day G7 summit will ofcially open at 09:30 GMT in Sicily’s picturesque town of Taormina.
