Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s highly anticipated meeting with Donald Trump has been cancelled after the US President decided to leave the G7 summit a day early because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
The White House announced the President’s early departure minutes after Mr Albanese spoke to media in Canada about how his preparations for the planned 20-minute meeting were going.
“Much was accomplished, but because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” Mr Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on social media.
Both leaders are expected to attend the summit dinner later on Tuesday (Australian time).
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