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.

Donald Trump said late on Monday his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has "nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, denying comments by French President Emmanuel Macron who said the U.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterparts from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan were joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte and discussed Russia’s relentless war on its neighbor at what has essentially become just the G6.

The G7 used to be the G8,” Trump began. “ [Former U.S. President] Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in, and I would say that that was a mistake because I think you wouldn’t have a war right now if you had Russia in,

Russia had been in the exclusive club of major economies but was kicked out following its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Before heading into a meeting with Carney, Trump said expelling Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group, then called G8, was a mistake He also said he feels a US-Canada trade deal is achievable but he won't give up his belief in tariffs Trump's one-on-one with Carney comes amid tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and security Edited by Brandon Livesay with chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue and Jessica Murphy at the G7 in Alberta It's the inaugural gathering for several key leaders,