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Mailonline will today be providing live updates from Italy where Joe Biden is meeting world leaders at the G7 summit.

He is also expected to meet with the Pope.

Donald Trump is turning 78 today and is expected to celebrate in Florida amid growing speculation about his VP pick.

President Joe Biden met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 on Friday.

The president had to ask the prime minister about the rules of the event.

‘They’re just taking pictures?’ Biden asked Meloni. She nodded.

The White House noted in its readout of the meeting:

President Joseph R. Biden met today with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy in Apulia, Italy to deepen the U.S.-Italy partnership across a range of vital security, economic, and regional issues. President Biden commended Prime Minister Meloni for Italy’s steadfast support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself from Russia’s brutal war of aggression, including Italy’s critical security assistance. President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni welcomed the unanimous commitment by G7 leaders to provide $50 billion in additional financial support to Ukraine using the proceeds of immobilized Russian sovereign assets. They also agreed to continue to pursue all available options to impose further costs on Russia and those who support Russia’s war machine. They also discussed their respective efforts to enhance mutual economic security and respond to economic coercion. The two leaders discussed the importance of two-way trade and investment to enhance economic prosperity. President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni also highlighted the urgent need to secure a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza, and emphasized the importance of Hamas taking a constructive approach to that process

Donald Trump's four-hour-ling interview with Logan Paul dropped Thursday evening.

He spoke about his upcoming debate with President Joe Biden, the showdown between Logan's brother Jake and Mike Tyson and other topics.

Trump was asked who he favored in the upcoming fight between Mike Tyson vs. Logan's brother Jake Paul.

'Mike was fantastic but Mike's a little older now and you guys can fight!' Trump said.

He noted that he was a big fan of Tyson, 57, but that, 'the clock is still the clock.'

Trump also talked about his son Barron's enormous height.

'He's a big boy. Six foot 9. I couldn't get him to play basketball. I play soccer, he's a good athlete. ... I say Barron. I don't want to take a picture next to you.'

Trump presented Paul and his co-host with MAGA hats and a T-shirt featuring his mug shot.

'Elvis had one, Frank Sinatra had one, but we've eclipsed them a long time ago,' he said. 'I'm not sure I love it or not but it is what it is.'