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In this handout picture released by the Palazzo Chigi Press Office on June 17, 2026 US President Donald Trump speaks with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. (Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 7:11 pm
Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for photo, as Italian FM cancels US trip
Italian PM says she is ‘stunned’ by US president’s ‘completely fabricated’ comments about G7 meeting; FM calls Trump’s remarks ‘serious and offensive’ toward all of Italy
By Nicole Winfeld
US President Donald Trump meets with Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (not seen) on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
June 17, 2026, 3:52 pm
‘I’m the boss’, Trump tells G7, as he warms to Ukraine’s war position
US president and other summit leaders pledge support for Kyiv, fresh sanctions on Russia; global supply chains for critical minerals and macroeconomic imbalances also on agenda
By Steve Holland, Julia Payne and michel rose
A man who returned to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes a victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, June 16, 2026. (Hussein Malla/AP)
June 17, 2026, 1:10 pm
5 IDF soldiers injured, one seriously, in explosive drone attacks in southern Lebanon
Israeli strikes nearby said to result in several Lebanese casualties; Trump: I want Israel to ‘use good judgement’ when defending itself; G7 backs ‘immediate ceasefire,’ Hezbollah disarmament
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US President Donald Trump meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, not seen, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 16, 2026, 7:31 pm
Trump: Israel’s war on Hezbollah is too long, too deadly; Syria should fight the group instead
‘Without me, there’d be no Israel,’ president claims at G7 summit; threatens ‘ultimate consequences’ if Iran seeks nukes; MOU to be signed Friday in Swiss mountaintop resort
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, June 15, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 15, 2026, 1:23 pm
As Trump heads to G7, world leaders welcome Iran deal, stress need for regional security
Regional leaders focus on Mideast, as other nations offer help with clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, while insisting Tehran won’t be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons
By Agencies
People walk past a G7 banner in Evian-les-Bains, eastern France, on May 28 , 2026, where the G7 summit is set to take place June 15–17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
June 11, 2026, 3:27 pm
Iran and Ukraine loom over G7, as France hopes Trump will at least stay for duration
No breakthroughs expected during June 15–17 summit, where Zelensky and Mideast mediators will join France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and US as efforts to end wars stall
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks down as he speaks to the press at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, on March 27, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
March 28, 2026, 1:45 am
Rubio: US can achieve Iran war aims without ground troops, campaign to end in coming weeks
SecState says thousands more troops being deployed to region so president has best options to ‘adjust the contingencies, should they emerge’; Trump: 3,554 targets left to hit, ‘US ending threat posed by this radical regime’
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
High gas prices are listed at Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026. (Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
March 10, 2026, 8:00 am
Oil prices plunge after Trump predicts quick end to Middle East war
G7 nations weigh releasing emergency reserves as Washington explores easing Russian oil sanctions to curb global price spike
By Anushree Mukherjee and Emily Chow
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives to be greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
June 17, 2025, 7:31 pm
Germany’s Merz threatens destruction of Iran’s nuclear program if it bucks talks
Chancellor says Israel doing the ‘dirty work for all of us’ by striking ‘mullah regime,’ which has brought death and destruction to world and may never recover
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Leaders pose for a photo during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
June 17, 2025, 12:18 pm
Trump, G7 heads call for ‘de-escalation’ in Iran, but US president denies ceasefire bid
‘We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,’ leaders say, also calling for Gaza truce; US president bashes Macron for misinformation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Damage is seen after an Iranian missile strike in central Israel, June 17, 2025. (Eli Katzoff/Times of Israel)
June 17, 2025, 12:18 pm
Iran fires several small missile barrages throughout the day, causing minor injuries
Unlike previous days, attacks do not cause significant damage in urban areas; IDF believes Tehran’s capabilities being degraded by ongoing Israeli strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A police officer is pictured in front of the Jewish Museum Berlin building in Berlin, Germany, on February 8, 2024. (Stefanie Loos/AFP)
June 15, 2025, 7:50 pm
Germany bulks up security around Israeli, Jewish sites for fear of Iranian attacks
Iran ‘must never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons,’ German Chancellor Merz tells Omani sultan, before flying to Canada for G7 summit aimed at addressing Israel-Iran war
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on December 12, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 12, 2024, 4:38 pm
Netanyahu to top Biden aide: Israel must protect itself from ‘any threat’ from Syria
Meanwhile, visiting Jordan, Blinken promises US support for Syria’s neighbors during ‘period of transition,’ says DC will work to ensure country is not ‘used as base for terrorism’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani holds a press conference at the end of the G7 of foreign Ministers in Fiuggi, November 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
November 26, 2024, 9:29 pm
Italy says clarity needed on ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
G7 avoids explicitly mentioning warrants at end of summit but says Israel has to comply with all international law
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A round table discussion at the Group of Seven (G7) Defense Ministers Summit at the Palazzo Reale in Naples, Italy, October 19, 2024. (Photo by Massimiliano DE GIORGI / Italian Ministry of Defence / AFP)
October 19, 2024, 10:24 pm
Middle East escalation, Ukraine war top agenda at G7 summit in Italy
Meeting in Naples, G7 defense ministers discuss the death of Yahya Sinwar, escalation in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire prospects, and the Ukraine war entering its third winter
By AFP and ToI Staff
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