G7 leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East before Donald Trump left the global summit early as conflict intensifies between Israel and Iran. Allies from the world’s major economies affirmed their “commitment to peace and stability” in a statement agreed shortly before the US president’s abrupt departure from a major global summit in Canada.

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Donald Trump has left the G7 summit in Canada early to manage America’s response to the war between Israel and Iran as world leaders called for a resolution of the conflict and a “broader de-escalation” in the Middle East.