War, climate, inequality drive Geneva anti-G7 protests

Swiss authorities deployed thousands of security forces as protesters gathered in Geneva to demonstrate against the G7 summit in France. Some violence and property damage were reported amid the clampdown.

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The G7 summit is set to begin on Monday in the French city of Evian, on Lake Geneva.
Across the border, in Switzerland, dozens of protest groups joined demonstrations in Geneva ahead of the elite summit, to express their frustration about growing inequality, wars, failed climate politics and US policies under Donald Trump. The US president is expected to attend the summit, which lasts until Wednesday.

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