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GENEVA (AP) \u2014 French and Swiss authorities will impose a week of pandemic-like border restrictions as U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders attend a G7 summit starting Monday while organizers fear potentially violent protests.<\/p>\n

The summit of some of the world’s richest nations from June 15-17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva is meant to discuss the Middle East, Ukraine and global economic imbalances.<\/p>\n

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FILE – An aerial view of the Hotel Royal in the town of Evian-les-Bains in eastern France, Monday, June 1, 2026, where the upcoming G7 summit is due to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo\/Baz Ratner, File)<\/p>\n

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Construction workers board up a shop window, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Baz Ratner)<\/p>\n

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French police officers check people crossing the border between Geneva and the French town of Gaillard, France, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, ahead of the upcoming G7 summit due to take place June 15-17 in the town of Evian-les-Bains. (AP Photo\/Baz Ratner)<\/p>\n

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Pedestrians walk past the boarded-up windows of a shop, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Baz Ratner)<\/p>\n

In nearby Geneva, Switzerland, business owners and local leaders want to avoid a repeat of violent protests that smashed storefronts on the sidelines of the G8 summit in 2003, when Russia was in the club of nations. <\/p>\n

Protests are nothing new around such elite gatherings. This time, activists want to demonstrate frustration with Trump\u2019s leadership on issues as diverse as tariffs, the war in Iran and the climate, or even highlight his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Geneva and activist groups including environmentalists, feminists and foes of capitalism are facing off over the right to protest and the right to protection from those who target symbols of corporate and political power.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the G7 meets in Evian, France, to plan the destruction of peoples, the exploitation of life and the domination of bodies, let us organize our resistance against fascism and imperialism,\u201d the No G7 coalition of anti-capitalism groups said in its call for a \u201clarge-scale internationalist mobilization against this meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Businesses have been boarding up storefronts in Geneva, a center for United Nations offices, while some institutions like the World Trade Organization, which faced anti-capitalist protests in Seattle in the 1990s, are closing offices and instructing staff to work remotely.<\/p>\n

Switzerland, a rich Alpine country, is not among the G7 membership that includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.<\/p>\n

France and Switzerland have struck a military cooperation agreement on G7 summit security. The arriving leaders will pass through the airport in Geneva, which is 95% surrounded by France and connected to the rest of Switzerland by a strip of land.<\/p>\n

The Swiss government said the army will deploy some 4,000 personnel to support police. Operations will include airspace restrictions, patrols on Lake Geneva and roadway restrictions. Seven of the 35 roadway border crossings will remain open. Geneva also is closing a major park where activists wanted to congregate.<\/p>\n

France will deploy more than 13,000 police and gendarmerie officers to ensure security in the summit area just over the border. Over 800 French border control officers will be active, up from about 60 normally.<\/p>\n

France also has introduced special permits for residents of Evian, perhaps best known for its bottled water, and environs while cordoning off a zone around the Hotel Royal where the leaders will meet.<\/p>\n

There is an authorized march on June 14. Public gatherings not previously planned are banned.<\/p>\n

Cedric Dupont, a professor of international relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute, said authorities were \u201coverreacting\u201d with such stringent security measures that will impact the economy and people, alluding to the long lines at the border during the COVID crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that they have not learned the lesson,\u201d he said, noting that protesters can find their way to Geneva by traveling from other parts of Switzerland. \u201cIt\u2019s just creating more problems than actually solving them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over 110,000 cross-border workers commute daily from France to Geneva, France’s Foreign Ministry says.<\/p>\n

French authorities have advised people to postpone nonessential travel and work from home when possible.<\/p>\n

Lake crossings by boat, also used by commuters, have been moved from Evian to other ferry landings outside restricted areas. Recreational water activities, including paddleboarding and swimming, will be allowed outside the summit area as the summer season begins, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The Geneva canton, or state, has set up a 6 million Swiss franc ($7.6 million) fund for businesses that incur damage related to G7 protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnrest cannot be ruled out,\u201d authorities have said.<\/p>\n

Corbet reported from Paris.<\/p>\n


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French police officers check people crossing the border between Geneva and the French town of Gaillard, France, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, ahead of the upcoming G7 summit due to take place June 15-17 in the town of Evian-les-Bains. (AP Photo\/Baz Ratner)<\/p>\n

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FREIBURG, Germany (AP) \u2014 Europa League finalist Freiburg is adding to its Japanese contingent by signing Japan forward Keisuke Got\u014d from Belgian club Anderlecht.<\/p>\n

The Bundesliga club said on Thursday that the 21-year-old Got\u014d \u2014 who is in Japan\u2019s World Cup squad \u2014 joined in a straight transfer. It did not give the length of his contract.<\/p>\n

Got\u014d is the second Japanese player to join Freiburg since it lost the Europa League final to Aston Villa. Rihito Yamamoto came from Belgian side Sint-Truiden. Got\u014d is the third signing of the summer after Yamamoto and goalkeeper Mio Backhaus from Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Keisuke, we\u2019ve won an exciting player with interesting potential. His daring style of play will be a real asset to us,\u201d sporting director Jochen Saier said. \u201cHe likes to make runs in behind, has a good sense of space, and also knows how to position himself in the penalty area. He\u2019ll certainly need some time for integration and further development, \u200b\u200band he\u2019ll get it. We\u2019re delighted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Got\u014d joined Anderlecht from Japanese club J\u00fabilo Iwata in January 2024 and spent last season on loan at Sint-Truiden. He scored 10 times while setting up five more in 28 Belgian Pro League appearances.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreiburg was already very interested in me a couple of months ago,\u201d Got\u014d said. \u201cI had the feeling from the start that management really wanted me and that was one of the main reasons I decided for Freiburg. I also saw some games in the Europa League. It\u2019s a big club for me and I\u2019m looking forward to the coming season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Got\u014d has international duty to think of first. Japan faces the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia in World Cup Group F.<\/p>\n

AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/p>\n


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FILE -Bolivia’s Diego Medina, left, and Japan’s Keisuke Goto, right, fight for the ball during an international friendly soccer match between Japan and Bolivia in Tokyo, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Eugene Hoshiko, File)<\/p>\n

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