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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Lananh Nguyen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials expect the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Leaders gathering at the June 13-15 summit in Italy hosted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are expected to focus heavily during their private... (continue reading...)

By Jeff Mason

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will conclude their trip to France on Sunday with a stop at an American cemetery that former president Donald Trump declined to visit in 2018, drawing widespread criticism.

The Bidens will visit Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, about 85 km (50 miles) east of Paris, to pay respects to U.S. soldiers and marines killed during World War One.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a hostage rescue raid, and tanks advanced into further areas of Rafah in an apparent bid to seal off part of the southern city, residents and Hamas media said.

Palestinians remained in shock over Saturday's death toll, the worst over a 24-hour period of the Gaza war for months and including many women and... (continue reading...)

By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for talks next week to draft the 2025 state budget which he said would be "marathon discussions" aimed at moving the economy on from a war that has strained public finances to boosting growth.

In a letter to budget chief Yogev Gradus, Smotrich said the budget discussions would be held on June 18-19, a process that typically takes two months... (continue reading...)

By Jeff Mason

PARIS (Reuters) - The White House declined to say on Sunday whether President Joe Biden will meet Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli prime minister visits Washington next month to address the U.S. Congress.

"I don't have anything to announce today," Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," adding the two men were in regular communication.

"He's coming... (continue reading...)