It only took a few hours of summitry in the Canadian woods on Monday for President Donald Trump to decide he’d rather be elsewhere.

The G7 summit in Alberta, Canada will congregate for a third day today - with the notable exception of US President Donald Trump. The US president left the economic bloc's summit ahead of schedule last night, with the White House confirming he had to see to affairs at home as Israel's strikes on Iran continue.

By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, securing new aid from host Canada for the war against Russia after U.

The BBC's James Landale highlights the role of the US president at the summit as the conflict in the Middle East overshadows the gathering.

President Donald Trump will depart the Group of 7 summit being held in the Canadian Rockies a day early “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,” the White House said Monday.

Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of President Donald Trump

The remaining G7 leaders are meeting in Canada after Trump cut short his visit due to events in the Middle East.

Plus, Republicans in the Senate Finance Committee proposed changes to Medicaid and a lower SALT cap in their proposed revisions to the bill for Donald Trump's agenda.