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Canada's Carney invites Indian counterpart Modi for state visit
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada for an official visit later this year, Carney's office said after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
Canada's spy agency last year said India and China were the main perpetrators of foreign meddling and transnational repression in Canada.
But Ottawa and New Delhi reset relations after Carney visited India earlier this year, where he and Modi struck a new energy partnership and agreed to pursue a free trade agreement.
The Canadian readout of the meeting on Tuesday said that Carney and Modi agreed to launch negotiations on an information agreement to strengthen the exchange of classified defense and security information.
"In less than a year, it is our fourth meeting, indicating our commitment to strong India-Canada ties. We reviewed the full range of relations between our nations, notably the ground covered since we last met," Modi said on X after meeting with Carney.
The pair discussed trade, economy, energy, technology and people-to-people ties, he said.
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Skip next section Germany's Merz optimistic about Trump, Ukraine June 16, 2026
Germany's Merz optimistic about Trump, Ukraine
Merz presented Trump with a German national team jersey as an 80th birthday present Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday expressed optimism about US President Donald Trump and the future of Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters in Evian, Merz said he had, "seen Trump in a cooperative mood."
The German politician added, "I have a certain optimism that Europeans and Americans [will] do everything to end this war."
Merz, who earlier in the day went on the charm offensive by gifting Trump a personalized Germany World Cup jersey, also noted that the US president had no problem with European nations being involved in future peace talks between Ukraine and aggressor Russia.
On Monday, Merz had pointed out that "Ukraine is now in a new position of strength," and that the G7 summit was, "taking place at a particularly turbulent time in global politics."
"The situation," he said, "presents us with challenges. But it also offers some opportunities."
On Tuesday, he lauded the "great transatlantic and European unity" that had characterized talks between leaders.
In April, Merz had drawn Trump's ire by saying the US had been "humiliated" and lacked a strategy in the Iran conflict.
A week later, the Trump administration announced the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Germany, while claiming the move was unrelated to Merz's comments.
Merz says he would not advise young people to move to US
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Skip next section Trump at G7 signals shift away from Iran towards Ukraine war June 16, 2026
Trump at G7 signals shift away from Iran towards Ukraine war
US President Trump, riding high on news of a potential peace agreement with Iran , announced his intention to focus on ending the war in Ukraine next — although he gave little insight as to how he would do that.
Trump, said he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had conducted a "very good" meeting prior to making the statement.
Without mentioning how he would pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course and negotiate a settlement to end the war of aggression he launched against his neighbor on February 24, 2022, Trump said, "I'm gonna do whatever I can" to stop the killing.
"Look," said Trump, "Russia should make a deal."
Ukraine at the G7: Is Trump a bigger threat than Putin?
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Zelenskyy, invited to the summit by host Emmanuel Macron, joined European leaders in lobbying Trump to do more to influence Putin, pointing out that Ukraine had again gained ground and continues to call for a negotiated end to the conflict.
To drive the point of the Kremlin's desperation home, Trump was shown images of damage caused to a historically important Kyiv monastery in a recent Russian drone attack .
Zelenskyy is seeking further EU support to bolster his country's air defenses as well as calling on world leaders to put additional sanctions on Russia as a means of forcing Putin to the negotiating table.
Trump, who relaxed US sanctions on Russian oil in March as the US war in Iran led to the Islamic Republic predictably closing the Strait of Hormuz — choking off global oil supplies and sending prices soaring — suggested Tuesday that he may reinstate the sanctions.
Here, too, Trump was short on detail and avoided any commitment regarding new sanctions on Moscow.
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