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Rubio Plans Travel to France to Sell Iran War to Skeptical G7 Allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaking to the media, as Trump departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, DC, US, March 20, 2026. (Reuters)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaking to the media, as Trump departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, DC, US, March 20, 2026. (Reuters)
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Rubio Plans Travel to France to Sell Iran War to Skeptical G7 Allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaking to the media, as Trump departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, DC, US, March 20, 2026. (Reuters)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaking to the media, as Trump departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, DC, US, March 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the strategy of the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring, the State Department said Tuesday.

Rubio will attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris on Friday “to advance key US interests” and “discuss shared security concerns and opportunities for cooperation,” the department said.

“Areas of focus will include the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in the Middle East, and threats across the world to peace and stability,” the department said in a statement released amid conflicting accounts over whether the US and Iran are talking about a resolution to the conflict.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US and Iran have had discussions, although Iran has denied it. And numerous other countries are involved in nascent efforts to find an off-ramp to the crisis, which has caused the price of oil to skyrocket with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping, including tankers.

Nearly all of the other G7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — have reacted coolly at best to the US-Israeli military operation against Iran and have declined to participate, drawing Trump's ire even as he maintains the US doesn't need their help.

Trump has lashed out a number of G7 members and NATO allies for not responding to his calls for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although in recent days several of them had indicated a willingness to back appropriate action to restore the key waterway to normal traffic.

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Argentina’s Milei Says US-Israel War Against Iran ‘Right Thing to Do’

Argentinian President Javier Milei (C) visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, 19 April 2026. (EPA)
Argentinian President Javier Milei (C) visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, 19 April 2026. (EPA)
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Argentina’s Milei Says US-Israel War Against Iran ‘Right Thing to Do’

Argentinian President Javier Milei (C) visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, 19 April 2026. (EPA)
Argentinian President Javier Milei (C) visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, 19 April 2026. (EPA)

Argentine President Javier Milei declared Sunday that the joint US-Israel war against Iran was the "right thing to do", as he signed on to the so-called Isaac Accords aimed at deepening bilateral ties between Israel and Latin American countries.

Making his third visit to Israel as president, Milei reaffirmed Argentina's support for the campaign against Iran, citing his government's earlier decision to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards a "terrorist organization".

"We expressed our firm support for the United States and Israel in their war against terrorism and against the Iranian regime, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because our countries are brothers in suffering," Milei said in a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Argentina was the victim of cowardly terrorist attacks on the AMIA and on the Embassy of Israel, both instigated by Iran," he added.

Argentina has accused Iran of not cooperating with a probe into a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at a Jewish community center.

Prior to that, in 1992, an explosion at the Israeli embassy killed 29 and wounded 200.

Argentine courts have blamed both attacks on Iran, which has always denied involvement and refused to hand over suspects.

"To this day, we still demand justice," said the libertarian leader, an outspoken supporter of both Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.

"We reiterate our willingness to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem as soon as conditions allow. We consider it necessary, but above all, just," he added.

The US-backed Isaac Accords are an initiative designed to boost Israel's ties with Latin America, mirroring the Abraham Accords under which some Arab countries normalized relations with Israel during Trump's first term.

Israel and Argentina also inked a deal to launch direct flights between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv from November -- a move Milei said would cement "an unbreakable bond" between the two countries.

Netanyahu hailed Milei for showing "moral clarity" in standing with Israel.

"President Milei... has shown that by standing up with the Jewish people, standing up against anti-Semitic vilifications, standing up in our hour of need, standing up when we fight the battle of civilization against barbarism," Netanyahu said.

Argentina is home to the largest Jewish community in Latin America, numbering nearly 300,000 people living mostly in Buenos Aires.

Earlier on Sunday, Milei visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, considered the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray.

He had also visited the site in February 2024 and June 2025.

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Carney Says Canada’s US Ties Have Become a Weakness

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (not pictured) on Parliament Hill the day after his governing Liberal Party secured a majority by winning all three seats in special elections, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (not pictured) on Parliament Hill the day after his governing Liberal Party secured a majority by winning all three seats in special elections, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)
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Carney Says Canada’s US Ties Have Become a Weakness

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (not pictured) on Parliament Hill the day after his governing Liberal Party secured a majority by winning all three seats in special elections, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (not pictured) on Parliament Hill the day after his governing Liberal Party secured a majority by winning all three seats in special elections, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Canada's close ‌ties to the United States were once a strength but have become a weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, in a video message to his country in which he also praised the heroism of military leaders who fought against US invasion more than two centuries ago.

Holding up a small toy soldier depiction of General Isaac Brock, the British military leader who died defending what is now Canada from a US invasion in the War of 1812, Carney said Canada ‌can't control ‌the disruption coming from its US neighbors, and ‌can't ⁠bet its future ⁠on the hope that it will suddenly stop.

"The situation today feels unique, but we've faced down threats like this before," Carney said, referencing Brock and several other Canadian historical figures, including Chief Tecumseh who united Indigenous Nations across the Great Lakes to resist US expansion in 1812.

Carney, who secured a ⁠parliamentary majority for his Liberal government last week, ‌has said his electoral win will ‌help him deal more effectively in the trade war started ‌by US President Donald Trump.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick slammed ‌Canada as a difficult trading partner last week.

Canada, which sends almost 70% of its exports to the United States, is this year due to review the trilateral US-Mexico-Canada free trade treaty. US officials ‌have suggested they want major changes to the pact.

As well as imposing tariffs on Canadian ⁠exports ⁠such as steel, aluminum and autos, Trump has repeatedly mused about annexing Canada and turning it into the 51st US state.

Carney's office did not immediately respond to questions about why he had released the video now and why he had praised figures who resisted US expansionism.

Carney said he plans to give regular addresses to Canadians in the weeks and months ahead to update them on what his government is doing to grow Canada's economy and defend its sovereignty.

"It's our country, it's our future, we are taking back control," he said.

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Spain Urges EU to End Association Agreement with Israel

Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech during the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, Spain, 18 April 2026. (EPA)
Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech during the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, Spain, 18 April 2026. (EPA)
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Spain Urges EU to End Association Agreement with Israel

Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech during the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, Spain, 18 April 2026. (EPA)
Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech during the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, Spain, 18 April 2026. (EPA)

Spain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday.

"On Tuesday, Spain's government will present a proposal to the EU that the European Union break off its association agreement with Israel", which has been in place since June 2000, Sanchez told a political rally in Andalusia.

He alleged that Israel "violates international law" and therefore "cannot be a partner of the European Union ... it's as simple as that".