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Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters on Saturday as he was en route to a Group of Seven meeting in Canada.
G7 Summit opens in Canada with Israel-Iran conflict and Trump’s unpredictability in focus; PM Modi to join leaders for talks on global crises and innovation.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on Israel and Iran to de-escalate tensions after the former launched strikes at Tehran late Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a three-nation tour to Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia, attending the G-7 summit.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand condemned Iran’s attack on Israel and urged restraint on both sides. “Iran cannot obtain nuclear weapons. Iran’s continued efforts to pursue nuclear weapons, support for terrorists,
People walk through debris from a building damaged in Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. The Iranian Canadian Congress says the attack was devastating and diplomacy is the best way to end the conflict. ARASH KHAMOOSHI/The New York Times News Service
The coordinated move against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
As the G7 group of large democratic nations with big economies meets Sunday in Alberta, Canada they have a broad agenda in the midst of global economic and military turmoil.
Canada’s foreign ministry is advising all Canadians to leave the Middle East if possible as the conflict between Israel and Iran worsens. The Department of Global Affairs in a Friday statement urged “Canadians in the Middle East to ensure their travel documents are valid and to leave via commercial options if safe.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned five nations that imposed sanctions on two controversial Israeli officials and called for a "reversal of the sanctions."
The silence in not offering unwavering support for Canada’s once treasured friend Israel from the Prime Minister is deafening.