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Trump and other leaders set to clash on trade and climate at G7
TAORMINA, Italy - Leaders from world's major industrialized nations begin talks in Sicily at G7 summit which is expected to expose deep divisions with U. S. President Donald Trump over trade and climate change.
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Trump and other leaders set to clash on trade and climate at G7
TAORMINA, Italy - Leaders from world's major industrialized nations begin talks in Sicily at G7 summit which is expected to expose deep divisions with U.S. President Donald Trump over trade and climate change. (G7-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Steve Holland and Elizabeth Piper, 900 words)
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- G7-SUMMIT/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by John Irish, 472 words
- G7-SUMMIT/BRITAIN (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Elizabeth Piper and John Irish, 600 words
Masked gunmen kill 28 in attack on Christians in Egypt
EDWA, Egypt - Gunmen attack group of Coptic Christians traveling to monastery in southern Egypt, killing 28 people and wounding 24, with many children among victims, Health Ministry officials says. (EGYPT-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Ahmed Aboulenein, 500 words)
Trump travel ban fight heads toward Supreme Court showdown
WASHINGTON - Fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, may soon be in hands of conservative-majority Supreme Court, where his appointee Neil Gorsuch could help settle matter. (USA-IMMIGRATION/COURT (PIX), moving shortly, by Lawrence Hurley, 700 words)
Pivotal Vietnam balances U.S. and China amid Trump uncertainty
HANOI - Vietnam can hardly ask for more: U.S. warship challenging Chinese claims in South China Sea, meeting at White House and six new coastal patrol boats. All are signs of U.S. commitment which Vietnam feared was waning under President Donald Trump just as Southeast Asian country emerges as most forceful opponent of China's claim to one of world's more important seaways. (VIETNAM-USA/ (ANALYSIS, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Matthew Tostevin, 646 words)
Asylum seekers at Australian-run detention center told to leave or miss U.S. resettlement
SYDNEY - Asylum seekers at Australian-run offshore detention center in Papua New Guinea must move to community facility to be eligible for refugee swap deal with United States, notice posted at camp and seen by Reuters shows. (USA-TRUMP/AUSTRALIA-REFUGEES (PIX), moved, by Colin Packham, 442 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. economy slows less than expected; outlook cloudier
WASHINGTON - U.S. economy slows less than initially thought, but softening business investment and moderate consumer spending are clouding expectations of sharp acceleration. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 822 words)
AMERICAS
Under state pressure, Venezuela TV limits live cover of protests
CARACAS - Venezuela's government is putting pressure on local media to minimize coverage of protests and avoid using protesters' vocabulary of "dictatorship" and "repression." (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/MEDIA (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Deisy Buitrago and Corina Pons, 900 words)
EUROPE
UK police say they have some key players behind Manchester bombing
LONDON - British police arrest "large part of the network" behind Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, country's top counter-terrorism officer says. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/MANCHESTER (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Michael Holden and Costas Pitas, 800 words)
AFRICA
EXCLUSIVE-Somali police get first drones to combat Islamist bombings
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI - Former U.S. intelligence specialist donates surveillance drones to police in Somalia, aiming to help combat jump in deadly bombings by al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents. (SOMALIA-SECURITY/DRONES (EXCLUSIVE, TV, PIX), moved, by Abdirahman Hussein and Katharine Houreld, 675 words)
ASIA
Philippine president urges IS-linked rebels to halt siege, start talks
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeals to Islamist militants to abandon hostilities and start dialogue in effort to end their bloody occupation of southern city that experts call major blow to regional security. (PHILIPPINES-MILITANTS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Tom Allard, 754 words)
WIDER IMAGE
London's Chelsea Flower Show in full bloom
LONDON - Britain's most prestigious flower show is taking place this week with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of floral delights from Alium to Zantedeschia. (BRITAIN-FLOWERS/CHELSEA-CLOSEUP (PIX), moved, 143 words)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
French director Ozon plays with psycho-sexual thriller genre at Cannes
CANNES, France - Critics at Cannes Film Festival have field day with "L'Amant Double" (The Double Lover), latest movie from prolific French director Francois Ozon. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/AMANT DOUBLE (PIX, TV), moved, by Robin Pomeroy, 349 words)
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