G7

Emergency stock draw, coordinated by the IEA over four months, follows U.S. pressure to curb rising fuel prices while sanctions on Russia stay in place

For now, the Evian summit has produced something that seemed elusive in recent years: a relatively united Western front on Ukraine

After the group meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy told Reuters that G7 leaders agreed that Russia was not winning the war

On Ukraine, European leaders see the G7 as an opportunity to convince Trump that previous U.S. proposals have been overly favourable to Moscow

The three-day gathering is hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, who is using France’s G7 presidency to address pressing geopolitical and economic issues

The French leader's stance highlights growing tensions within the Western alliance over how to handle Russia amid the oil crunch

The most undiplomatic fallout came in a clash with Macron. “Emmanuel always gets it wrong”, Trump posted

The Israel-Iran escalation has sidelined Ukraine at the G7 summit, undermining momentum for tougher sanctions on Russian oil

Social media footage has captured a mass exodus of Iranians fleeing Tehran by car

The G7’s focus reflects global alarm over a potential regional war with huge economic consequences