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 president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered most.

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.

President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that trade talks between the U.S. and China are underway, pushing back against Chinese claims that no discussions have taken place to ease the ongoing trade war.