Donald Trump leaving G7 meeting early snubbing planned meeting with Anthony Albanese

<p>Trump’s press secretary announces early departure ‘because of what’s going on in the Middle East’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/17/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-g7-donald-trump-war-defence-aukus-trade-tariffs-south-korea-nato-china-nsw-liberal-party-ntwnfb"><strong>Australia news live: latest politics updates</strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump’s press secretary has confirmed he will leave the G7 summit in Canada a day early, snubbing leaders including Anthony Albanese before planned talks.</p><p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president would return to the US.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/donald-trump-leaving-g7-meeting-early-snubbing-planned-meeting-with-anthony-albanese">Continue reading...</a>