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President Nataša Pirc Musar met Pope Francis at the end of a busy four-day visit to Italy and the Vatican that she opened by meeting President Sergio Mattarella. Ukraine and calls for dialogue topped the agenda.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky secured fresh promises of military aid during weekend visits to France and Germany to boost his nation's weapons stockpile ahead of a widely expected counter-offensive against Russia.

Day 445 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin early Sunday for talks with German leaders about further arms deliveries to help his country fend off the Russian invasion and rebuild what's been destroyed by more than a year of devastating conflict.

The United Nations wants an end to the war in Ukraine in accordance with international law, said Stphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General, as part of his comments on the delivery of British long-range "Storm Shadow" missiles to the Ukrainian army.

But most people in Hungary wondered why exactly Budahazy was chosen to be the lucky recipient.

"Pope Francis last month returned to Greece the Parthenon marbles held by the Vatican museums for some 100 years. It's high time Britain followed the Argentinian pontiff's example.

Both leaders sent pointed signals. Orban gave Francis a copy of a 1243 letter from Hungary's King Bela IV, asking Pope Innocent IV for help repelling Mongol invaders - a possible dig at the pope's welcoming attitude to migrants.

Pope Francis sent a telegram to King Charles III to offer condolences

Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace.

A potential papal visit to the isolated, nuclear-armed country was previously floated in 2018 when Seoul's former president Moon Jae-in embarked on a round of diplomacy with Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un.