Moscow and Kyiv must hold direct talks soon to end the Ukraine war President Donald Trump posted on social media on his arrival in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump's post said that most major issues had been addressed and called for an "end to this cruel and senseless war.

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions come into focus as the president travels to Francis’ funeral.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had “called” him, despite denials from Beijing that talks to ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies had started. The US president also made the claim that he had sealed “200 deals” on trade,

The president was cryptic about the deals he says he's reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.