U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled at the last minute an official visit to Italy, during which he was to meet with Pope Francis, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian President Sergio Mattarella, due to the severe wildfires in California. teleSUR
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00:00The president of the United States, Joseph Biden, has cancelled his trip to Italy due
00:04to serious situation of fires that are threatening thousands of lives in California.
00:10The head of state had several meetings on his Italian agenda, including one with Pope
00:17Francis to ask for the proclamation for world peace, as well as a meeting with Prime Minister
00:23Giorgio Melania and President Sergio Mattarella. Upon his return from Los Angeles, where he had
00:30met with firefighters, police and emergency personnel, his spokesman announced the cancellation
00:35of the trip, explaining that the president