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Diplomacy & Power April 19, 2026 220 stories in this edition

Pope Leo seeks to defuse tensions with Trump, says not trying to debate him

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Pope Leo seeks to defuse tensions with Trump, says not trying to debate him

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Pope Leo sought ⁠to downplay his feud ⁠with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, ⁠saying reporting about comments he has made so far during his Africa tour “has not been accurate in all its aspects”. Speaking to reporters in English aboard his flight to Angola for the third leg of his ambitious 10-day Africa tour, the first US pope said comments ‌he made two days earlier in Cameroon decrying that the world was bein...

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Pope Leo sought ⁠to downplay his feud ⁠with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, ⁠saying reporting about comments he has made so far during his Africa tour “has not been accurate in all its aspects”. Speaking to report...

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