Overview
- Geneva hosted large 'No‑G7' demonstrations that turned violent in places with police reporting up to 7,000 participants and officers using tear gas and water cannon.
- Violent incidents during the protests included a Tesla set on fire and smashed bank and shop windows, and authorities said they confiscated knives and pyrotechnics.
- Swiss and French authorities deployed thousands of security personnel, with Switzerland authorising about 4,000 troops to support police and France mobilising nearly 16,000 officers and emergency staff.
- Border and transport controls tightened ahead of the summit with Swiss authorities closing most road crossings with France and downtown businesses boarding up storefronts to reduce damage and disruption.
- The summit in Evian, which opened for leaders on Monday, focuses on a newly reported US‑Iran framework, Ukraine, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and economic risks such as critical minerals and AI‑linked cyber threats, issues that will shape follow‑on diplomacy and regional security responses.