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  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3812
  • 07 May 2026
  • 32 min

Can Marco Rubio smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni? 

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3812
  • 32 min

The US secretary of state is in Rome for talks with Pope Leo XIV and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, two leaders whose relations with US president Donald Trump have soured. Can Marco Rubio revive them?

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  • Fionnuala Sweeney

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