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Monday, May 19, 2025

• Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House
  The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump's migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.
  
• Trump and Putin talk more than 2 hours but without a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal
  President Trump is working the phones on Monday, holding calls with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and other European countries as he continues efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
  
• Indians still pray at 'visa temples' after the U.S. deported migrants in chains
  Hindu temples offer prayers for a path to the U.S. But some in India were stunned by the way the U.S. deported Indians despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's friendship with President Trump.
  
• Morning news brief
  Former President Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer, Israel launches new ground offensive in Gaza, more than two dozen dead after tornadoes hit the South and Midwest.
  
• Israel says it will allow a 'basic quantity' of food into Gaza to prevent starvation
  Israel blocked all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months, the longest blockade it has ever imposed on Gaza. But Israel is relenting amid international pressure to allow food into the territory.
  
• 5 years since Brexit, Britain and the EU announce fresh ties
  With a war in Ukraine and the U.S. rethinking alliances, Britain and the European Union may need each other more than they thought. Here's what happened at Monday's summit — and what didn't.
  

Sunday, May 18, 2025

• Centrist wins Romania's tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist
  A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West.
  
• Zelenskyy meets Vance in Rome, hours after Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine
  The intensified diplomacy came as Russia launched its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
  
• Israel holds ceasefire talks with Hamas, as new ground operation in Gaza begins
  Israel and Hamas have entered the most substantive negotiations in months in Qatar. The talks come amid intense Israeli airstrikes that have killed more than 500 Palestinians in the past five days.
  
• Poles vote for a new president as security concerns loom large
  The vote comes amid rising security fears over the war in neighboring Ukraine and uncertainty about continued U.S. support for Europe's defense.