Minnesota suspect arrest, Israel and Iran and the G7
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Today, the Minnesota shooting suspect has been arrested. Deadly strikes in Iran and Israel. And G7 leaders meet as the confrontation fuels fears of a wider conflict. It's Monday, June 16th. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes every weekday. I'm Kim Van Al in Whanganui, New Zealand. She's made up her mind.

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First, to some breaking news. After a two-day manhunt, two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended Vance Bolter. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announcing the arrest of the alleged gunman in the shooting deaths of Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. It follows the largest manhunt in the state's history. Authorities say 57-year-old Bolter was posing as a police officer when he carried out the attack.

Bolter also allegedly shot and wounded another Democratic lawmaker, state senator John Hoffman and his wife. They both survived. We'll have more on the political landscape in Minnesota later in the pod. Sirens blare over Jerusalem as a barrage of missiles from Iran rains down. Back and forth missiles between Israel and Iran now entering a fourth day.

With Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa hit early this morning, stoking concerns among world leaders of a broader conflict. The U.S. ambassador says the embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage, but there were no injuries to personnel. More than a dozen people are dead in Israel, and in Iran, more than 200 have been killed.

The conflict between these two old enemies flaring after Israel's strikes on Friday targeting Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling Fox News on Sunday that regime change in Iran could be a result of Israel's military attacks on the country. He also said American intel indicated Iran could have had a test device within months

A claim which the former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Mohsen Rezai, rejects. Saying Iran did not and will not seek to build a nuclear bomb.

Iran says this latest attack used a new method, causing Israel's defence systems to target each other and allow Iran to hit multiple targets. The Israeli Defence Force did not comment on the strikes, but has repeatedly warned its Iron Dome defence system isn't 100%.

President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said in a social media post that there are many unspecified meetings about the conflict happening. He's also suggested Russia's President Vladimir Putin could serve as a mediator. One meeting where the Iran-Israel conflict will be very much top of the agenda is the G7 in Canada's Rocky Mountains, where world leaders are gathering.

Jarrett Renshaw is in Calgary. Jarrett, what, if anything, might President Trump do to try and stop the Israel-Iran conflict from spilling over? Before he left for the G7, Trump was talking pretty confidently about a deal that he thinks could be done to stop the fighting between Israel and Iran. I think it's time for a deal and we'll see what happens, but...

Sometimes they have to fight it out, but we're going to see what happens. I think there's a good chance there'll be a deal. He didn't offer any details about where his optimism came from, but Reuters reported that Trump vetoed a request from Israel to take out the supreme leader of Iran. And I think one way to view that is what Trump is trying to signal to Iran is that while he is on the sidelines here of this fight,

He is being a moderating voice and putting some guardrails on what activities Israel can do. And perhaps in a gesture, let's get back to the table and negotiate a nuclear deal. And then I think just secondly, we'll see G7 leaders. They're coming here talking about getting some kind of statement of support for Israel and also saying that Iran should not have a nuclear weapons deal.

Beyond Israel and Iran, we know the war in Ukraine and of course US tariffs will also be discussed. What would a successful G7 look like for the other world leaders? Stay out of Trump's way to some degree, right? There is a lot of reporting and conversations from the world leaders as they don't have a big public spat with Donald Trump.

If you may recall, the last time Canada hosted the G7, which was in about 2018, Trump abruptly left the conference early. And he denounced the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau at the time as calling him dishonest and weak. Canada doesn't want a repeat of that. I think the leaders that are coming here don't want a repeat of that. So I don't think they're going to cower in fear here, is that what I'm suggesting? But I think what they want to do is avoid issues that perhaps will cause those public spats to happen.

The politically motivated killings in Minnesota have left a state once known for its bipartisanship reeling. Nathan Lane is there. It's almost too simplistic to say that Minnesota, because of its history of bipartisanship and whatever, that it would somehow be immune to political violence. And of course, we don't know eventually how this case will play out. But I think two big things that we found. One is

One is that politicians in Minnesota say that, yes, well, Minnesota has this sort of image as kind of Minnesota nice and Republicans and Democrats working together to a certain extent. The rhetoric has been coarsening over the years in step with the rest of the country. I think the second big finding is that the George Floyd protests of 2020, which were accompanied by looting and arson and violence,

I think rattled Minnesota's image and perception already. That was a sort of shock to the system. And essentially that political violence can happen here. This is a state like any other state, which is vulnerable to these, the negative outcomes that come from extreme partisanship and misinformation and radicalism. But I do think it's worth noting that

Both of these individuals, both Hortman and Hoffman, were known to be people that worked across the aisle. So they weren't necessarily polarizing figures in their own right. They didn't stand out as really partisan Democrats.

The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban to include 36 more countries on top of the 12 already on the list. According to a State Department memo, the countries have 60 days to address American concerns, which include unreliable identity documents and visa overstays. The countries which could be impacted include Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New Delhi had to turn around and return to its origin, Hong Kong. It was a precautionary measure after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air. That's according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

The Paris Airshow gets underway today, just a few days after the Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed more than 240 people. Boeing has scaled back its presence at the event, with its CEO cancelling their trip to focus on supporting the crash investigation. And sticking with the Paris Airshow, the four main Israeli company stands have been shut down by organisers. That's according to an official in Israel's Ministry of Defence.

The source says the French authorities made the decision after the Israeli firms failed to comply with orders to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands. Nippon's steel shares have risen after U.S. President Trump approved its $14.9 billion bid for U.S. steel.

On Friday, Trump signed an executive order allowing the tie-up to proceed, contingent on an agreement with the Treasury Department addressing national security concerns. The deal includes $11 billion in new investments by 2028. Its approval ends a tumultuous process marked by union resistance and two national security reviews. Some investors remain concerned about financial strain from these sizable investments,

And the U.S. government's ownership in the combined company, known as the Golden Share, has raised questions of the degree of control it can exert.

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