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Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis

Syria knows that working on ties with Israel will be helpful because the US is very close to Israel and focused on Israeli relations currently.

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol talk on the day of a G7 finance ministers' and central bank governors' meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026.

Syria joins G7 finance sessions in Paris in sign of legitimization

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 1, 2026.

UK will not be drawn into war, will free energy bills from Russian, Iranian control, PM says

French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the fallout of the war in Iran on the world economy, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 11, 2026.

G7 foreign ministers meet in France amid Iran, Ukraine wars, economic strain, US policy unease


Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold

Chided by Ukraine for not going far enough to punish Russia, G7 leaders were also having "really constructive" talks on a possible price cap on Russian oil.

 US President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One, to travel to the G7 summit in Germany from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US June 25, 2022

Russia warns of response if NATO moves nuclear forces closer

UK defense ministry: Ukraine's Kherson region to request accession into Russia • Moscow has "no hostile intentions" towards Finland, Sweden

 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the executive board of the General Procurator's Office in Moscow, Russia April 25, 2022.

Russia-Ukraine war: US, G7, EU to strip Russia of 'most favored nation' status - source

Stripping Russia of its favored nation status paves the way for the United States and its allies to impose tariffs on a wide range of Russian goods.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday.

Germany to host G7 meeting on Ukraine invasion's impact on food security

"Price hikes for agricultural products cannot be excluded in industrialized nations either."

The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017

EU approves cutting seven Russian banks off SWIFT

G7 agreed on need for coordinated sanctions against Russia, Venezuela supports Russian actions.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about putting nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, in this still image obtained from a video, in Moscow, Russia, February 27, 2022.

G7 condemns Mercer Street attack: Iran 'threatening international peace'

"Iran's behavior, alongside its support to proxy forces and non-state armed actors, threatens international peace and security," the G7 statement said.

 ‘MERCER STREET,’ a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Israeli-managed ship, that was attacked – apparently by Iran – off the coast of Oman, is seen near Fujairah Port in United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

NATO to toughen G7 message on China despite Beijing's cries of 'slander'

"We urge the US and other members of the G7 to respect the facts, understand the situation, stop slandering China, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and stop harming China's interests."

Britain hosts first G7 foreign ministers meeting since start of pandemic

Joe and Jill Biden to have tea with Queen Elizabeth as G7 ends

Biden will become the fourth president to be received at Windsor, following the Trumps in 2018, the Obamas in 2016, President George W. Bush and his wife in 2008, and the Reagans in 1982.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attempts to cut a cake with a sword next to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as they attend a drinks reception on the sidelines of the G7 summit, at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Britain June 11, 2021

Does the G7 meeting show that 'America (and democracy) is back?'

For some this is just talk and the reality is that China, Iran, Russia, Turkey and other authoritarians are humiliating Biden, Europe and US allies and partners.

US President Joe Biden laughs while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during their meeting, ahead of the G7 summit, at Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain June 10, 2021. (REUTERS)

Israel, G7 and 15% global minimum tax - opinion

The problem is that business done on the internet cloud currently escapes tax legally if the supply company is resident in a tax haven and has little or no physical presence where the customers are.

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