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Prime Minister Carney concludes his visit to Italy and Vatican City

CANADA, May 18 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, concluded his visit to Rome, Italy, and Vatican City, where he attended the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square, alongside counterparts and delegations from...

Pope Leo XIV Holds Key Talks with Bahrain's Crown Prince

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV hosted Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the Vatican on Monday for high-level talks covering key regional and international concerns, including the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. In a statement, media...

Zelensky says Trump ‘sees things differently’ following Vatican meeting

(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that US President Donald Trump changed his perspective on the Russia-Ukraine conflict following a brief meeting between the two at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican last week. Zelensky...

Zelensky pleads along side Trump in Vatican

(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky used a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Vatican to appeal for renewed American involvement in ending the conflict with Russia, The Economist reported on Tuesday. The two leaders...

Macron gets ignored throughout Trump–Zelensky meeting in Vatican

(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron was noticeably excluded during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican on Saturday. Video footage from the event...

Lip reader unveils Trump’s Vatican request from Macron

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump reportedly told French President Emmanuel Macron to step aside during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the Vatican, according to a professional lip reader quoted by British media. The...

Trump claims ‘Calmer’ Zelensky asked for ‘more weapons’ in Vatican

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump revealed that during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican, Zelensky appeared “calmer” and seemed more open to negotiating a deal with Russia than he had been during their tense...

“I’d Like to Be Pope”: Trump Shares as Vatican Prepares for Conclave

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump humorously indicated interest in succeeding Pope Francis as the next leader of the Catholic Church when discussing potential successors to Pope Francis. “I’d like to be pope. That would be my number one...

Lip Reader Reveals What Trump Said to Macron in Vatican

(MENAFN) United States Leader Donald Trump is said to have asked French Leader Emmanuel Macron to step aside before engaging in a private conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as reported by a lip-reading expert cited by...

Pope Francis Dies Following Stroke, Heart Failure, Vatican Confirms

(MENAFN) Pope Francis passed away following a stroke that led to a coma and subsequent heart failure, according to an announcement from the Vatican on Monday. “The cause of Pope Francis' death has been identified as a stroke, followed by a coma...

King Charles, Queen Camilla delay Vatican visit plan

(MENAFN) King Charles and Queen Camilla's planned visit to the Vatican has been postponed "by mutual agreement," Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, citing Pope Francis's ongoing recovery from illness. The postponement comes as medical advice...

King Charles, Queen Camilla’s Visit to Vatican Gets Delayed

(MENAFN) The planned visit of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla to the Vatican has been delayed "by mutual agreement" due to Pope Francis' ongoing recovery from an illness, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday. According to the palace,...

California and Sonora sign new partnership advancing cross-border action for cleaner air and clean energy

The MOU outlines four years of collaboration between California and Sonora to advance their leadership through increasing the development of clean energy, building supply chain resilience, and expanding regional access to renewables, among other...

Pope wants Hamas to take Trump’s truce plan

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has praised US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace initiative for Gaza as a “realistic proposal” and encouraged the Palestinian group Hamas to accept it within the designated timeframe. Speaking to journalists outside...

Side Event “Capabilities 4 the Future Hub” at UNIDO Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum 2024

Jeffrey Sachs, President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Jeffrey D. Sachs is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, Commissioner of...

IAEA Chief cautions of rise of nuclear armament

(MENAFN) The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned Friday of a global increase in nuclear armament following his meeting with Pope Leo XIV. “Overall, we are witnessing a growth in nuclear arsenals...

Pope Leo XIV Urges Global Peace

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV appealed for tranquility in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and other conflict-stricken regions during Sunday prayers at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican. "God does not want war. God wants peace! And God supports those who commit...

IAEA Chief Cautions Against Rising Nuclear Armament

(MENAFN) The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, voiced concerns about a global shift toward increasing nuclear weaponry rather than reducing it, following his Friday discussion with Pope Leo XIV. "I think...

Urgent Appeal: Freeze CERN Funding, Fund Innovations Suppressed for 32 Years That Can Save Millions of Lives and Billions of Euros

DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (In PDF: https://bit.ly/3UCW8XE) The Crosetto Foundation for the Reduction of Cancer Deaths, a registered nonprofit organization, urgently calls on the public to help expose and correct scientific and...

EU Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistical sources and methods - B.o.p. and i.i.p. e-book

Introduction The European Central Bank (ECB), with the support of the European System of Central Bank’s (ESCB’s) Statistics Committee, compiles and publishes the balance of payments (b.o.p.) and the international investment position (i.i.p.) of...