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Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran

Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies

China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it. A Chinese veto would be awkward ahead of U.S.

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV

Vatican's careful words on Pope-Rubio meeting imply deep Trump tensions

Vatican's careful words on Pope-Rubio meeting imply deep Trump tensions

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which said the two had pledged to improve bilateral relations, was a recognition of unprecedented tensions, insiders and analysts said.

Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

By Joshua McElwee ROME, May 6 (Reuters) - A senior Vatican cardinal on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump's disparaging attacks on Pope Leo over the Iran war "strange," a day before the U.S. Secretary of State is due to hold talks with the pope.

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U_S_ military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV

Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip

Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip

By Antoni Slodkowski and Liz Lee BEIJING, May 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met China's top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to meet with Xi Jinping.