U.S. officials tamped down on the meetings with the Alberta separatists, saying no senior staffers were present and no commitments were made.

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Andreas Graf lived without screens and no idea of the date or time. The conditions were often brutal – but he found kindness and friendship as he rode

“People are talking,” Bessent said. “People want sovereignty. They want what the U.S. has got.”

The discussions that led to the statement’s specific wording were not public. But governments of most G7 nations recognize the role of human activity in climate change, as well as the role of climate ...