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President Donald Trump repeatedly addressed the possibility of a US nuclear attack on North Korea in a private call last month with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte , according to a transcript of the call obtained by The Intercept .

Trump told his host as he left: "Thank you". But the two men appeared on good terms Wednesday, including during a traditional gift exchange. Francis gave Trump copies of the three major texts he has published as pope, including one on the environment which urges the industrialised world to curb carbon emissions or risk catastrophic consequences for the planet.

Marco Rubio said Tuesday he is not optimistic that a major peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians is near, despite recent comments made by President Donald Trump . British Prime Minister Theresa May was more obliging when she took his hand down a slope during her official visit to the White House in January. "This visit has been quite high on performance and symbolism and quite low on substance", Tareq Baconi, a policy adviser for Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network, ...

On his final stop of the tour, Donald Trump traveled to the Vatican City in Rome to meet with Pope Francis . The two men had a clash of words past year when Trump , as a presidential candidate, touted his plan to build a wall along the U.S.

The president's plan recommends $616bn in cuts to Medicaid , the government insurance programme for the poorest and many disabled Americans, while increasing border security spending by $2.6bn - including $1.6bn to begin construction on a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Flynn's decision to decline to comply with the Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena was first reported by the Associated Press . The Senate intelligence committee says it will subpoena two of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's businesses.

Thomas, who told Bradley before the game that Bradley would have a big night, scored eight straight in the fourth quarter to finish with 18 points. Isaiah Thomas was only 5-13, with 18 points, but it didn't matter for Boston . Isaiah Thomas failed to score 20 points for a third straight game, and he'll need to put up points in order for the Celtics to keep pace on the road.

Their discussion was private, but after their meeting Francis handed him his book on the importance of protecting the environment and holding man largely responsible for climate change . Trump and first lady Melania Trump had been scheduled to have private tour of the Sistine Chapel before the meeting. He later flew to Brussels where he was to meet Belgium's king and prime minister on Wednesday evening before a day of meetings with European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ...

Meetings between Trump and Netanyahu concluded on Monday with Trump promising to help broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, but gave little indication of how he could revive negotiations that collapsed in 2014. A screen on the official White House website previewing upcoming statements by Trump and Netanyahu noted the location as " Jerusalem , Israel". But people familiar with Trump's plans said officials might offer a subtler gesture to recognize Israel's strong feelings about ...

One user said: "Melania declines to hold hands with Trump in Israel". The last time Donald and Melania Trump were analyzed for their hand-holding ritual was a few months ago when the two arrived in Florida on their way to Mar-a-Lago. Haaretz reports there were a number of awkward moments involving the USA president after he got off the plane. "She was really concerned that Spicer was not doing a good job, that they were not proactive in defending the president", an outside adviser told ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday stability could not be achieved in the Middle East without Tehran's help, responding to criticism of the Islamic Republic from US President Donald Trump who is visiting the region. Iran has vehemently denied supplying terrorist organizations with weapons or in any way supporting terrorism or its ideology. This didn't happen, in part was because Iran's biggest trade deals were created to benefit state-controlled industries and firms ...