G7 summit: a weekend of international diplomacy - in pictures

The summit took place in La Malbaie, in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada, at the weekend, where leaders struggled to heal a tariff dispute that has pushed them to the brink of a trade war. We select some of the best images of international diplomacy in action


  • All smiles on the first day: from left to right, the European council president, Donald Tusk; the UK prime minister, Theresa May; the German chancellor, Angela Merkel; the US president, Donald Trump; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau; the French president, Emmanuel Macron; Japan’s prime minister, Shinzō Abe; the Italian PM, Giuseppe Conte; and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker
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    All smiles on the first day: from left to right, the European council president, Donald Tusk; the UK prime minister, Theresa May; the German chancellor, Angela Merkel; the US president, Donald Trump; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau; the French president, Emmanuel Macron; Japan’s prime minister, Shinzō Abe; the Italian PM, Giuseppe Conte; and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker


  • Time to synchronise your watches - Justin Trudeau, with Theresa May and Donald Tusk
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    Tim check


  • May stands with Merkel who has a word for Trump as he passes
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    Theresa May stands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as President Trump passes


  • Trudeau greets Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina
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    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina


  • Trudeau and Macron, Merkel, Abe and Trump take part in a working session on the first day
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    Justin Trudeau and G7 leaders France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump take part in a working session on the first day


  • Trudeau speaks with Macron at the Gender Equality Advisory Council breakfast meeting on the second day
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    Justin Trudeau speaks with Emmanuel Macron at the Gender Equality Advisory Council breakfast meeting on the second day


  • Trudeau and G7 leaders hold a meeting with staff
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    Justin Trudeau and G7 leaders Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Theresa May and US President Donald Trump hold a meeting with staff


  • Time for a country walk: Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, walk with Argentina’s president, Mauricio Macri, and his wife, Juliana Awada Macri
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    Time for a country walk: Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, walk with Argentina’s president, Mauricio Macri, and his wife, Juliana Awada Macri


  • The now internet classic image which went viral over the weekend of Merkel facing Trump with other leaders discussing the joint statement following a breakfast meeting on the second day
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    The now internet classic image which went viral over the weekend of Merkel facing Trump with other leaders discussing the joint statement following a breakfast meeting on the second day


  • Trump beside the IMF chief, Christine Lagarde, and Merkel, at a G7 and Gender Equality Advisory Council meeting
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    U.S. President Trump attends a G7 and Gender Equality Advisory Council meeting


  • Conte with Juncker, Trudeau, May, Merkel, Macron, Tusk and Abe
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    Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Union Council President Donald Tusk and Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe


  • Lagarde and Macri pose for a photo. Argentina has agreed to a $50bn loan from the IMF
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    Managing Director of the IMF Lagarde and Argentina’s President Macri pose for a photo at the G7 summit in La Malbaie


  • Security was tight amid protests in the old sector of Quebec City
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    Security was tight amid protests in the old sector of Quebec City


  • May walks alongside Macri
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    Theresa May walks alongside Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri


  • Macron sees the funny side at a press conference at the conclusion of the summit
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    Emmanuel Macron sees the funny side at a press conference at the conclusion of the summit


  • May doesn’t quite see the funny side during a press conference at the end of the second day
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    Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May looks bit cross during a press conference at the end of the second day


  • Trump, followed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has an aside for media as he heads for a press conference prior to his early departure
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    US President Trump has an aside for media as he heads for a press statement prior to his early departure followed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders


  • The imprint of Macron’s thumb can be seen across the back of U.S. President Trump’s hand after they shook hands during a bilateral meeting
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    The imprint of Macron’s thumb can be seen across the back of U.S. President Trump’s hand after they shook hands during a bilateral meeting


  • Men in black, and sunglasses, stand guard as Trump boards Air Force One prior to departure from Canadian forces base Bagotville
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    Men in black, and sunglasses, stand guard as Trump boards Air Force One prior to departure from Canadian forces base Bagotville
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