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6/17/2025, 6:23:13 AM

*Trump To Leave G7 Early Amid Middle East Crisis* US President Donald Trump will leave the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada a day early due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East, the White House said on Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron said Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/trump-to-leave-g7-early-amid-middle-east-crisis

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6/17/2025, 6:21:28 AM

*From Galwan To Pahalgam: How India Learnt To Walk Alone* When Chinese troops ambushed Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, the world held its breath—and then, more or less, held its tongue. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in brutal hand-to-hand combat, and while China’s casualties were never officially confirmed, satellite imagery and intelligence leaks suggested significant losses on both sides. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/india/from-galwan-to-pahalgam-how-india-learnt-to-walk-alone

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6/17/2025, 6:28:26 AM

*OpenAI Wins $200 Million Pentagon AI Contract* ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been awarded a contract worth $200 million to provide artificial intelligence tools to the US Defence Department, the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday. “Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains,” the Pentagon said. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/openai-wins-200-million-pentagon-ai-contract

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6/17/2025, 6:24:57 AM

*Albanese Welcomes AUKUS Support At G7* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed remarks made by his British counterpart at the G7 Summit, reaffirming that the United Kingdom and the United States will move forward with the AUKUS nuclear submarine agreement with Australia, notwithstanding an ongoing review by the Pentagon. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/albanese-welcomes-aukus-support-at-g7

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6/17/2025, 6:15:56 AM

*‘It’s Done’: Trump, Starmer Finalises US-UK Trade Deal At G7 Summit* U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that they had finalised a trade deal agreed upon by the allies last month. Trump, standing alongside Starmer at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada, said the relationship with Britain was “just fantastic,” as he waved, and briefly dropped a document which he said he had just signed. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/business/its-done-trump-starmer-finalises-us-uk-trade-deal-at-g7-summit

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6/17/2025, 6:26:41 AM

*16 Injured As Russian Drone, Missile Strikes Hit Kyiv* Waves of Russian drones and missiles hit several areas across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Tuesday, damaging a residential building, triggering fires, and injuring up to 16 people, according to city officials. As per witnesses, drones swarmed over the capital and they heard what appeared to be missiles overhead. An air raid alert remained in effect more than seven hours after it had been proclaimed. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/16-injured-as-russian-drone-missile-strikes-hit-kyiv

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6/17/2025, 6:32:25 AM

*G7 Backs Israel, Blames Iran For Middle East Instability* The Group of Seven (G7) nations extended their support to Israel in a statement issued late on Monday, while describing Iran as a key source of instability in the Middle East. The G7 leaders also called for broader efforts to de-escalate tensions across the region. The air war between Iran and Israel – which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with air strikes – has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel’s military assault on Gaza in October 2023. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/g7-backs-israel-blames-iran-for-middle-east-instability

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6/17/2025, 6:30:01 AM

*Thailand Pushes For US Tariff Relief, First Round Of Talks Online* Thailand is set to submit its formal trade proposal to the United States this week, in a bid to avoid potential US tariffs. The country’s finance minister said on Tuesday that the first round of discussions will be held virtually. Thailand faces a 36% US tariff on its exports if a reduction can’t be negotiated before a moratorium expires in July. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/thailand-pushes-for-us-tariff-relief-first-round-of-talks-online

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6/17/2025, 6:18:16 AM

*G7 Leaders Struggle For Unity As Trump Calls Russia’s Removal A Mistake* Group of Seven (G7) leaders convened on Monday to forge a unified stance on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, but efforts were quickly complicated by United States President Donald Trump‘s assertion that removing Russia from the former Group of Eight more than a decade ago had been a mistake. The once tight-knit grouping has struggled to find unity as Washington retreats from multilateralism and Trump overtly expresses support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/canada/g7-leaders-struggle-for-unity-as-trump-calls-russias-removal-a-mistake

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6/17/2025, 6:14:16 AM

*Israeli Strike Hits Iran’s State Broadcaster As Tehran Urges Trump To Halt Aerial War* An Israeli strike targeted Iran‘s state broadcaster on Monday, as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog reported significant damage to the country’s largest uranium enrichment facility, while Tehran urged the United States to intervene and halt the four-day-long aerial war. Israeli forces have stepped up their bombardment of Iranian cities, while Iran proved capable of piercing Israeli air defences with one of its most successful volleys yet of retaliatory missile strikes. 🔗 https://stratnewsglobal.com/iran/israeli-strike-hits-irans-state-broadcaster-as-tehran-urges-trump-to-halt-aerial-war