G7 agrees on narrow set of issues as trade tensions overshadow summit

Open this photo in gallery: Global leaders came to the G7 Summit hoping to talk trade with U.S. President Trump, but most left having made little progress securing tariff relief.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press The leaders of the world's rich democracies agreed to work together to build critical mineral supply chains and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, but they made few strides in addressing the U.S. trade war which hung over the Group of Seven summit. After two days of meetings in Kananaskis, Alta., G7 leaders published six joint statements addressing a narrow range of economic and security issues, such…