G7 meets in France to mend rupture with US on Middle East war

Foreign ministers from the G7 are attending a two-day meeting outside Paris from Thursday to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war, while keeping other crises like Ukraine and Gaza high on the agenda. The meeting comes as US President Donald Trump says he is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the US-Israeli war…

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• Foreign ministers from the G7 are attending a two-day meeting outside Paris from Thursday to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war, while keeping other crises like Ukraine and Gaza…
• The meeting comes as US President Donald Trump says he is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

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• h on the agenda. The meeting comes as US President Donald Trump says he is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic. Foreign ministers from the G7…
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Why it matters

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• Foreign ministers from the G7 are attending a two-day meeting outside Paris from Thursday to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war, while keeping other crises like Ukraine and Gaza…
• The meeting comes as US President Donald Trump says he is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.