The G7, formed in 1973, is an intergovernmental forum for global policy coordination. The 2025 Summit in Canada marks its 51st edition.

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.

The summit takes place amid growing geopolitical challenges, including the conflict in the Middle East and a trade war driven by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies

The 2018 summit ended with Trump assailing his Canadian hosts on social media as he departed on Air Force One, saying he had instructed the U.S. officials who remained in Quebec to oppose the G7 joint statement endorsed by the leaders of Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and, of course, Canada.

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,

U.S. President Donald Trump has requested that the national security council be prepared in the situation room as he returns early from the G7 summit in Canada Monday night, the co-host of Fox News' "FOX & Friends" program Lawrence Jones said on X.

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.