Still, 61% of Japanese citizens say they have no confidence Trump will do the right thing on world affairs. The United Kingdom had slightly less confidence at 62%, while 68% of Italians had no confidence Trump would do the right thing.

President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

The Trump administration is considering new entry bans for citizens of 36 countries on top of the 12 ones already banned earlier in June

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The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said Monday, marking a dramatic potential expansion of entry restrictions to nearly 1.5 billion people.

Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission. But ahead of G-7, there are signs of pushback from world leaders who are 'increasingly willing to stand up to him.'

The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.

KANANASKIS, Alberta >> Leaders from the Group of Seven nations began annual talks today with wars escalating in Ukraine and the Middle East, as President Donald Trump said removing Russia from the former Group of Eight was a mistake.