Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialised democracies on Friday were wrapping up their final day of talks that have been overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's trade and foreign policies as well as his repeated taunts toward host Canada. Despite the tensions, diplomats signalled they would reach consensus on a final communique after hours of late-night negotiations. Diplomats from three countries said they believed they were 99 per cent of the way toward completing a joint statement that would reflect the group's positions. There is a great deal of unity within the G7, Canadian Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly said Friday. We talked about many different things. ... We support the US proposal for a ceasefire, which is supported by the Ukrainians, and we are waiting for the Russian response. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the group arrived at common positions on Ukraine, the Middle East, wars in Africa and Chinese activity in the South China Sea. All of that has