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Amid global mourning in Rome, the US and Ukrainian presidents held impromptu talks in St. Peter's Basilica as France and the EU reiterate their unwavering support for Kyiv.

France is the world’s second largest arms exporter after the US, and since the Russian invasion of Ukraine it has been ramping up production – both to send weapons to Kyiv and boost its own supplies. Arms manufacturers such as KNDS have tripled production since 2022, but are facing recruitment…

The Prime Minister received the Ukrainian president at Palazzo Chigi. Zelensky had previously met Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer. Talks are also planned with von der Leyen

Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Vatican on Saturday to watch the final journey of Pope Francis, attended by leaders and royals from around the world.

The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.

From the suggestive Trump-Zelenskyy summit to the second-ever encounter between the US president and Ursula von der Leyen: The funeral ceremony for Pope Francis offered several significant developments.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash, as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia.

A strict dress code dictated men should wear a dark suit with a long black tie and white shirt

It emerged that US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met before the mass.

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ coffin.

Sir Keir Starmer and William, the Prince of Wales, are among the world leaders and dignitaries who also attended the ceremony in St Peter’s Square.