EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States and U.S. President Donald Trump have pivoted in its view of the war in Ukraine, taking what other G7 leaders thought was a more realistic position regarding the conflict, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday.

Speaking during the G7 summit in Evians-les-Bains, France, Carney said he had seven or eight discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump in the past 36 hours on a wide range of subjects, including Canada's Chinese electric vehicle cap, the structure of which Trump liked.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - The leaders of the G7 countries said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase the pressure on the Russian war economy.

"In this context, we will strengthen our sanctions (against Russia), including those on the oil and gas sectors," the leaders said in a joint statement.

By Andrea Shalal

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Rising inflation and a 30% jump in oil prices are dampening global growth, but leaders of the world's top economies are unlikely to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the war-driven slowdown when they meet in France to discuss the economy on Wednesday.

G7 leaders, already bruised by U.S. tariffs and conflicts over NATO and Greenland, have publicly criticized Trump's decision not to consult them before the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran in late February, while they warned about the likely economic fallout.

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities to ensuring Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon.

More than three months later, with a preliminary peace deal in place, what has Trump achieved?

MISSILES AND DRONES

G7 leaders hailed on Wednesday a newfound unity on increasing pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, sensing a shift by US President Donald Trump to take a tougher line against Moscow.

The three-day meeting in the French town of Evian focused intensely on Trump's deal to end the war with Iran and efforts to pressure Russia into brokering peace with Ukraine through ramped-up sanctions.

There was a major breakthrough on the Middle East, with Trump signing a memorandum of understanding that is meant to bring the months-long conflict with Tehran to a close.

By Humeyra Pamuk

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a rare public rebuke of Israel's military tactics in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants, saying it was unnecessary to bomb entire apartment buildings to hunt militants.

Trump, who in recent days had expressed his displeasure over Israeli attacks in Beirut that he said could have endangered his peace deal with Iran, said Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, the Iran-aligned Lebanese militia, for "too long".

Iranian forward Mehdi Torabi has received a visa for the United States that will allow him to play the rest of the tournament there, a team official said Tuesday.

Torabi, who sat on the bench in the squad's opening 2-2 draw with New Zealand, had originally only been granted permission to enter the country once, setting the team scrambling to find a solution that would allow him to return to face Belgium on Sunday.

"Following efforts by the Football Federation and coordination with FIFA, the player was issued a new multiple-entry visa today," a team official said.

SYDNEY, June 17 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday relaxed its travel advice for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates after the U.S. and Iran reached an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the advisory moved to "reconsider your need to travel" from "do not travel," but added that Australians should continue to delay non-essential travel to the Gulf states.

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, the ninth by Democrats since Israel and the United States began their air attacks on Iran in February.

The Senate voted by 48-47 to block the resolution under the war powers law, which followed a framework agreement announced this week by the White House and Tehran for a further ceasefire and talks to end the conflict.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, June 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Tuesday praised the interim deal between the United States and Iran to end the regional war in the Middle East, saying "thanks be to God" that the two powers are set to formalize their accord on Friday.

Leo, who drew the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump after criticising the Iran war, said he hoped the deal will end the conflict for good.