The G7 nations on Friday demanded action from internet providers and social media firms against extremist content online, vowing to step up their fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack.
The meeting comes days after several children were among 22 people killed in a concert bomb attack in Manchester, northwest England. G7 leaders failed to make progress on narrowing major differences between the US and its partners on climate change, hosts Italy said.
With President Donald Trump still reviewing the US position, “the question of the Paris climate accord is still hanging,” Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni told a news conference.
The stalemate on climate change was mirrored by divisions between the US and the other six G7 countries over trade and migration at the annual summit, described by officials as the toughest in years.
The meeting is to conclude on Saturday with a final statement which Italian officials have indicated will be a fifth of the originally planned length — if it can be agreed at all.
