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G7 Meets Amid Rising Tension Between US and Russia

The countries of the G7 - which does not include Russia - are likely to discuss the Syrian conflict when they meet.

The countries of the G7 - which does not include Russia - are likely to discuss the Syrian conflict when they meet. High on the agenda is the question of what they can do to pressure Russia to distance itself from Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

Also in the programme: What's it like to be a sports star who almost made it? Is the Egyptian government doing enough to protect its Coptic Christian population?

(Photo: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with the media after he greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping at Palm Beach International Airport on April 6, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Mon 10 Apr 201713:06GMT

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