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Jun 18
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Trump demands that Iran surrender

Financial Times
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US President Donald Trump demands unconditional surrender from Iran on social media, and the Iran-Israel conflict causes Trump to leave the G7 summit early. Plus, the EU relaxes merger rules on defence and Meta will bring advertisements onto its messaging platform WhatsApp. 


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Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues

Donald Trump leaves G7 early as Iran-Israel conflict intensifies

Brussels to loosen merger rules for defence companies

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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ 


Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Henry Larson, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, and Michael Lello. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 


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