French president and UK prime minister are due to meet Donald Trump next week

Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff began his eighth day in hospital battling pneumonia, Reuters reported.

Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a brief update on Friday that Francis had slept well overnight and was able to eat breakfast.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/21/europe-live-latest-news-ukraine-russia-war-trump-macron-starmer