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Jewish state after three-and-a-half years of only stunted progress toward a Palestinian peace deal.
• After their visit, they each issued a statement to reporters without taking questions. Peres spoke about the importance of maintaining Israel's three-decade peace with Egypt, and decried the violence in neighboring Syria.
• He also voiced support for the Obama administration's pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear activities -- which has sometimes been a point of contention between a cautious U.S. keen to give negotiations and sanctions time to work and an Israeli government that has threatened military action.
• Clinton said she spoke with Peres about "Egypt and Syria, peace efforts, Iran and other regional and global issues." She said she'd speak in greater detail later Monday, after meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
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• LONDON (AP) -- Europe's largest airport is set to welcome a record number of passengers Monday as athletes begin arriving for the London Olympics.
• Heathrow says athletes from 50 nations will arrive in what it is describing as Britain's biggest peacetime transport challenge. Some 236,955 passengers are expected to pass through the airport. The previous record of 233,562 was set in July 2011.

• Heathrow has enlisted some 1,000 volunteers to meet and greet athletes, officials and media -- hoping to put a bright face on the games.
• There was also an increased police presence, including sniffer dogs, along with the volunteers and the regular Heathrow staff.
• No unusual problems were reported early Monday, as athletes including members of the American sailing team, a Jamaican swimmer and an Italian kayaker were among the early arrivals.
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