U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, her spokeswoman announced on Saturday, as tensions rise in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Europe.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in person for the first time since their widely discussed Oval Office disagreement in February, while both were in Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral, though the exact timing of their meeting remains unclear.

Speaking before hundreds of world leaders at Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday (April 26), Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re urged compassion for migrants, an end to wars, and action on climate change — key political issues that were central to Francis's legacy.

Ukrainian officials reported that Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump met on Saturday morning before Pope Francis's funeral, marking their first face-to-face conversation since their troubled Oval Office meeting in February.

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, has gotten under way at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican.

Tens of thousands of people are now gathering in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis.

On the eve of the funeral Mass, Pope Francis’ coffin was solemnly sealed in a private ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the end of a public farewell attended by approximately 250,000 mourners.

The head of a Catholic aid organization stated that Pope Francis’s funeral will serve as “a symbol of his humility.”

President Donald Trump announced that he will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump.