Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump attends the G7 summit in Canada and meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid trade tensions over tariffs.

By John Irish, Jarrett Renshaw and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders faced early challenges during meetings in Canada on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said removing Russia from the former Group of Eight over a decade ago had been a mistake.

While visiting Canada on Monday for a Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump made wrong assertions about Canada and multiple other topics.

President Trump, in a bilateral meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney for the G7 summit, called it a "mistake" for Russia to have been removed from the G8 in 2014 for annexing Crimea.

President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives