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Buckingham Palace said Monday that Queen Elizabeth will visit Bergen-Belsen during her state visit to Germany in late June.

The White House has once again said it will not sanction lethal aid, despite increased fighting in the region and calls from Congress.

The U.S. is still hammering out a strategy to combat ISIS, President Barack Obama said during a news conference Monday from the G-7 summit in Germany.

Nigerian President Buhari requested assistance from the G7 leaders on Nigeria's chief concerns including terrorism, economy, infrastructure and corruption.

Presidents Obama and Hollande met on the sidelines of the ongoing G-7 summit in Germany, and discussed other issues, including climate change and terrorism.

Data on Friday showed strong foreign demand outweighed a slip in domestic demand.

Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor," hopes to revitalize her green credentials.

Cameron spoke out after a group of over 50 of his own lawmakers said they were prepared to join a campaign backing a British EU exit.

The Obama Administration is constantly looking for more effecient ways to assist Iraqi forces, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.

"It’s our view that those sanctions should remain in place until we start to see Russia live up to their commitments."

"It's unthinkable to continue to bring them all (migrants) to Italy," Renzi told reporters.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz urged Greece in a newspaper interview to accept a proposal by its international lenders for a cash-for-reforms deal.

U.S. President Barack Obama faces a Germany roiled by allegations of American spying, and other European partners whose commitment to extending sanctions is uncertain.

Half a million people may be poised to attempt the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe in ramshackle boats, a British military official says.

Forward Alex Morgan leads the U.S. against Australia on Monday in their first World Cup match.

The demonstrators were mostly peaceful in advance of the two-day gathering of world leaders.

Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island boosts defenses amid concerns about China's growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea.

Both countries have been using drones to target Islamic State militants.

The relatives of 150 people who perished in the Germanwings disaster are still waiting for the return of their remains.

The exercise will include 49 ships, 61 aircraft, one submarine and a combined landing force of 700 Finnish, Swedish and U.S. troops.

President Hassan Rouhani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei both call for unity against the West.