JD Vance meets with the Pope during visit to Rome
US vice president JD Vance has met with Pope Francis.
Day: April 19, 2025
Iran and the US begin a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program
The first round that took place in Oman came with very low expectations, so everyone was positively surprised that it went as well as it did,” says our guest Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of the MENA Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. …
Ecuador accuses ‘bad losers’ of assassination plot against President Noboa
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Vance arrives at Vatican for meeting with pope’s right-hand man
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Money, power, violence in high-stakes Philippine elections
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Elaine and Graeme Win…
Earthquake in Myanmar Reveals Royal Palace Buried for Centuries – Indian Defence Review
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Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ with JD Vance over migrants and prisoners
The Holy See has previously expressed alarm over the US crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid.