Live updates: Rubio meets with Italian leaders on Day 2 visit
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-05-08 20:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Religion, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, US Politics, War & Conflict
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Snippet:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday. His visit was expected to be a fence-mending mission after weeks of tensions over the war in Iran in which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed Pope Leo over his promotion of peace in the region.
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