Ise, Japan / AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is urging fellow leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies to avert another global crisis by acting to rescue the faltering global recovery. Abe and his counterparts got down to business on Thursday after strolling through the grounds of Ise (Ee-say) Shrine, a tranquil, densely forested landmark that is …

  Ise-Shima, Japan / AFP US President Barack Obama on Thursday said that global leaders are “rattled” by some of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s policies, blasting the ideas as demonstrating “ignorance” of how the world works. Trump, the billionaire US real-estate mogul and reality TV star, has dominated headlines since launching his presidential campaign last year with a …

  Athens, Greece / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in an article published on Thursday that the EU would not be a global player without his country’s help as he prepared to visit the bloc for the first time in almost a year. Putin, who starts a two-day visit to Greece on Friday, also called for an energy alliance …