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.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to make a plea for the Trump administration to temper its trade policies in a key speech in the US ahead of this weekend’s crucial G7 summit in Canada.

Canada is set to host leaders from the world's largest economies for the annual  G7 summit beginning Sunday, and the stakes could not be higher.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation tour starting Sunday, during which he will take part in the G7 Summit in Canada, and visit Cyprus and Croatia to shore up India’s bilateral cooperation with these two countries.

Japan and the US held another round of trade talks in Washington as officials try to reach an agreement ahead of a Group of Seven summit in Canada and a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

DUBAI (Reuters) -Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader, will not attend next week's Group of Seven summit in Canada, a senior diplomat briefed on plans told Reuters on Thursday. The crown prince, widely known as MBS, did not give a reason for declining Canada's invitation to the annual gathering, the diplomat said.

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