As the G7 group of large democratic nations with big economies meets Sunday in Alberta, Canada they have a broad agenda in the midst of global economic and military turmoil.

China warned the Group of Seven advanced economies on Friday against "manipulating" issues related to the world's second-largest economy for their own agenda, after they accused Beijing of unfair business practices a year earlier.

The news is about to be flooded with the latest from the Group of Seven as some of the world's most powerful leaders travel to the Canadian Rockies next week for high-level meetings on major issues.

As G7 leaders converge on Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies this weekend, the prospect of decisively tougher sanctions on Russia will loom large.

BERLIN (Reuters) -The upcoming Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Canada will be about the extent to which the EU and U.S. align on sanctions against Russia, a German government official said on Thursday.

The summit could generate around $240 million for Alberta’s economy, according to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, but hosting costs are massive and long-term impacts are difficult to calculate.

Lee Jae-myung’s attendance at the meeting of major powers will be the new president’s first overseas trip since taking office.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (not pictured) after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

What to expect as political and economic representatives of a world order that Donald Trump is intent on shattering, gather for the G7 in Canada.

Overall, majorities of Americans see the other G7 countries favorably, including at least seven-in-ten who say this about Japan (77%), Canada (74%), Italy (74%) and the UK (70%). But views of the U.S. in G7 countries are mixed or negative. Views are most favorable in Japan, where 55% think positively of the U.S.

The United States is opposing a push by other G7 members to lower the price cap on Russian oil from $60 to $45 per barrel, ahead of the group’s summit in Canada.