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Today, after the glitz and glam of the G7 summit, world leaders returned to political earthquakes at home.

It was a G7 in a beautiful, sunny place, but overshadowed by two big clouds.

One was the European election, and what was the coming U.S. election.

But what did they achieve while there, and what more awaits them?

I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take.

My name is Virginia Piotr-Markey.

I'm a reporter for Amgeser English,

and I'm currently in southern Italy, Puglia, where I'm covering the G7.

So, Virginia, welcome to the take. It's good to have you here. We're speaking to you as the G7 is wrapping up.

Give me a vibe check. What has the energy been like at the summit?

Well, it has the energy been like at the summit? Well, it has been quite of a mixed energy because we have people coming in with a very different

week on their back. Like on one side, we have Georgia Menoni, who is the sort of Queen Bee, the start of the show,

not only because she's the host, but also because she's just came as probably the most powerful

European leader in the European Union because of the election that happened a week ago.

The host of the G7, Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Maloney, she emerged as a big winner

in the Europe Parliament elections. So she was obviously triumphant and she was dressing this

on the first day, like very elegant pinky suit floating around. Floy pants, perfectly quaffed hair, right.

Yes, exactly.

And also, I mean, they're all gathering and discussing in Borgo, Innia,

which is this sort of full medieval-style village,

surrounded by heels with olive trees, I mean, typical Puglia style.

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