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Leaders of G7 nations begin summit in Italy

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations have begun a summit in Italy. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is chairing the meeting in Taormina on the southern Italian island of Sicily.<br/><br/>The leaders will discuss political issues as well as foreign policy and security during a luncheon and a work session to follow. They are expected to discuss how to counter terrorism and violent extremism, North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, as well as Syria and Ukraine.<br/><br/>The meeting comes days after several children were among 22 people killed in a concert bomb attack in Manchester, northwest England.<br/><br/>British Prime Minister Theresa May is to lead a discussion on terrorism and issue a call for G7 countries to put more pressure on internet companies to ensure extremist content is quickly taken off line and notified to authorities.<br/><br/>For Trump, the talks will be the final leg of his first presidential foray overseas.<br/><br/>The first day of the meeting is due to end with a session on the global economy, trade and climate change. The leaders are scheduled to release a joint statement tomorrow summarizing their 2-day discussions.

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