Mideast, Ukraine Crises Likely in G7 Lens

LONDON— Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries convene their annual summit this weekend in Germany, where they are expected to discuss current crises, such as the wars in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, and long-term issues like climate change and the economy.

G20, meeting in Washington, to seek answers on looming U.S. debt crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top finance officials from the world's leading economies gathering later this week will look for straight answers from the United States over the political dysfunction that threatens to throw the world's largest economy into default.