Trump, Russia and G7
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night cut short his participation at the G7 summit to leave Alberta, Canada, and returned to Washington, D.C., to focus on the conflict between Israel and Iran. French President Emmanual Macron announced Trump had made a cease-fire offer between the two countries.
Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.
President Donald Trump will leave the G7 summit in Canada early "so he can attend to many important matters,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday evening. "President Trump had a great day at the G7,
U.S. President Donald Trump said his early departure from the G7 summit was owed to "much bigger" things than panning a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Tehran. G7 leaders affirmed unified support for Israel and condemned Iran for being the "principal source of regional instability and terror.
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President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U.S. leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.
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Live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump attends the G7 summit in Canada and meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid trade tensions over tariffs.
During the news conference with Carney, Trump repeatedly mentioned that Russia was thrown out of what used to be the G8 in 2014 - and blamed Barack Obama and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada was led by Stephen Harper at the time, not Trudeau.
Donald Trump said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron was wrong about the reason the US president left the G7 summit in Canada early, saying it was not to work on an Israel-Iran ceasefire.
President Donald Trump will depart the Group of 7 summit being held in the Canadian Rockies a day early “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,” the White House said Monday.
By John Irish, Jarrett Renshaw and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders faced early challenges during meetings in Canada on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said removing Russia from the former Group of Eight over a decade ago had been a mistake.
The White House says the president cut short his visit because of "what's going on in the Middle East".
While visiting Canada on Monday for a Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump made wrong assertions about Canada and multiple other topics.