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Russian attack damages Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra as Ukraine presses G7 for air defence
Kyiv’s sacred monastery burned as G7 leaders met. Ukraine’s air defence plea now carries a sharper cultural and strategic urgency.
June 16, 2026
Anti-G7 protest in Geneva turns violent as Tesla burns and UN site is targeted before Évian summit
Geneva’s anti-G7 protest turned violent before Évian. A burning Tesla and UN damage exposed the summit’s deeper legitimacy problem.
June 16, 2026
AI leaders to attend G7 summit as France pushes online safety and regulation debate
AI is moving from boardrooms to summit tables. G7 leaders now face the harder test of regulating safety without slowing innovation.
June 14, 2026
Trump Modi meeting at G7 may reset trade talks, but no deal is expected yet
India wants trade gains, but Hormuz tensions complicate the G7 moment. Modi and Trump now face a harder diplomatic bargain.
June 14, 2026
G7 online safety agreement puts children and safe AI growth at centre of digital policy
Children’s safety and AI growth are now linked. The G7 deal tests whether major economies can align platform rules before harm scales.
May 30, 2026
EU says China trade relationship is unsustainable as Brussels prepares tougher policy response
Europe needs China, but not at any cost. Brussels now says the trade relationship is unsustainable before decisive June talks.
May 30, 2026
UK PM Keir Starmer outlines five-point plan as Middle East conflict drives up energy bills and threatens trade routes
UK PM Keir Starmer announces household energy relief, a 35-nation maritime coalition, and deeper EU ties as the Middle East conflict disrupts Strait of Hormuz trade routes.
April 1, 2026
Trump extends Strait of Hormuz deadline for second time as US-Iran indirect talks advance through Pakistan
Trump extends Iran's Strait of Hormuz deadline to 6 April as Pakistan relays a 15-point US peace plan. Iran rejects the proposal while IRGC navy chief Tangsiri is killed.
March 27, 2026
Netanyahu calls on European leaders to join Iran campaign after long-range missile attack on Diego Garcia base
Netanyahu urges European leaders to join the US-Israel campaign against Iran after Tehran's failed ballistic missile attack on the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean.
March 22, 2026
Trump calls on oil-importing nations to take shared responsibility for Strait of Hormuz security as global shipping crisis deepens
Trump calls on China, Japan, South Korea, France, and UK to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran war keeps global oil shipping at a standstill.
March 15, 2026