Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held talks Monday on the fringes of the Group of Seven

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pushed back against Trump's agenda of levying higher tariffs on imported goods, arguing it would hurt economic growth. The Japanese leader specifically called Trump ahead of the summit to confirm their plans to talk on the sidelines, which is a greater focus for Japan than the summit itself.

World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada scrambled Monday to find a way to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump failed to reach a breakthrough in trade negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs potentially harmful to the Japanese economy. Despite their meeting at the G7 summit,

Leaders arrived Monday for the start of a three-day Group of Seven summit hosted by Canada in its Rocky Mountains. Countries belonging to the G7 forum also include France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, as Tokyo urges Washington to drop auto import tariffs that threaten to hobble its economy.

Now Trump returns, both to the summit sanctum and to Canada, after a bruising tariff war and his refusal to back down from the 51st state threat. That stoked widespread anger in the country and helped fuel Carney’s spring election victory. Trump himself has claimed credit.

Leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries have descended on a luxury mountain lodge nestled in Canada's Rockies for this year's G7 summit. The elite gathering comes as western allies face numerous crises,