International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni as she arrives for a working session with outreach countries and international organizations at the G7 Summit, in Taormina, Italy May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - Under pressure from Group of Seven allies, U.S. President Donald Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more time to decide.
The summit of G7 wealthy nations pitted Trump against the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan on several issues, with European diplomats frustrated at having to revisit questions they had hoped were long settled.
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