The Group of Seven summit has opened in Canada with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.

After months of preparation, the G7 summit kicks off today in Kananaskis, Alta., a three-day summit that will see the popular wilderness destination locked down and the surrounding region play host to global leaders,

PM Modi, who is on a three-nation tour, will arrive in Calgary from Cyprus at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

World leaders began arriving in Calgary for Sunday’s start of the G7 summit as hundreds of boisterous protesters demonstrated downtown amid a heavy security presence.

It's the first major appearance of Chancellor's wife Charlotte Merz: She accompanies her husband Friedrich Merz to the G7 summit in Canada. The judge can look forward to a diverse accompanying program on site.

Airplane enthusiasts are setting up at the Calgary International Airport in hopes of seeing some exciting aircraft land for the start of the G7 leaders' summit.

Protests eventually snaked through streets near city hall, including a planned stop at the Harry Hays Building, before returning to the Municipal Plaza. Demonstrators were escorted by police from multiple jurisdictions and officers with pepper ball guns were observed standing at the ready behind the lines of police controlling marchers and traffic.