who affirmed that italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv with all the assistance it needed. prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression, and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. president zelensky then had a private audience with pope francis. it s the first meeting between the two men since russia invaded ukraine. president zelensky says he thanked the pope for focusing on the tragedy of millions of ukrainians . our europe regional editor paul moss has been telling us about the significance of this visit to vatican. let me set the context for you. pope francis has talked a lot in the past about the suffering of the ukrainian people. he s also condemned certain specific war crimes committed in ukraine. however, critics suggest that the pope has not been strong enough in making very clear that it s russia that s in the wrong and ukrai
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Live from london. this is bbc news. pope francis and president zelensky meet at the vatican both men agree on the need for continuing humanitarian efforts in ukraine. final campaign rallies have been held in turkey ahead of sunday s crucial election. and the final countdown in liverpool as the world s biggest song contest gets under way, injust an hour. hello, i m lukwesa burak. we start in rome, where ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is on a one day visit. he s been meeting italy s prime
Live from london. this is bbc news. pope francis and president zelensky meet at the vatican both men agree on the need for continuing humanitarian efforts in ukraine. final campaign rallies have been held in turkey ahead of sunday s crucial election. and the final countdown in liverpool as the world s biggest song contest gets under way, injust an hour. hello, i m lukwesa burak. we start in rome, where ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is on a one day visit. he s been meeting italy s prime minister, giorgia meloni,
TSA chief David Pekoske said the figure "truly mirrors" the situation in US society. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) seized 6,542 weapons at airport checkpoints nationwide last year.