Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.
The US started a blockade on Iranian ports, but Trump said there is still a chance for Tehran to reach a deal.
Donald Trump says he won’t apologise after attacking Pope Leo XIV as “WEAK”.
Leo, who last year became the first US-born pope, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called on world leaders to reject war as a means of settling their differences, urging peace.
Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter mass at the Vatican to urge global leaders to “choose peace”.
Pope Leo urged dialogue and an end to the violence in the Middle East as tensions escalate in the region.
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Global wars are ‘leaving behind rubble and open wounds’, pontiff says.
Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that Kyiv must make concessions, saying Ukraine is ‘losing’ the war.
The pope is visiting Turkiye until Sunday on his first overseas trip as pontiff, which also includes a visit to Lebanon.
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