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Pomp over progress as Trump rolls out red carpet for China’s president Xi Jinping

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The pope is set to deliver a landmark speech on AI development and discuss Europe’s future Later today, Pope Leo will go to the Élysée Palace for (another) formal welcome and a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, before visiting Unesco and delivering a speech on AI in mid-afternoon. He is then expected to go on a stroll through the streets of Paris, before going to the restored Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue reading...
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