Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Eric Meyer speaks during Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine his nominations for the role of Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Eric Meyer speaks during Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine his nominations for the role of Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Eric Meyer speaks during Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine his nominations for the role of Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine multiple nominations

Eric Meyer speaks during Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings to examine his nominations for the role of Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives an inflatable crucifix offered by the Italian island of Ventotene at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Left: Leonardo Sapienza , regent of the Pontifical Household. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Right: pope’s personal secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Right: pope’s personal secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

A bird flies behind Pope Leo XIV during tthe weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Left: Leonardo Sapienza , regent of the Pontifical Household. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

A bird flies behind Pope Leo XIV during tthe weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

Guillaume Meurice and France Inter Trial - Paris

France Inter lawyer Eric Manca arrives at the labor court of Paris, on December 10 2025. French author, radio-host, writer and humourist Guillaume Meurice is contesting in front of the labor court of Paris his dismissal for "serious misconduct" from Radio France in June 2024, after he had called for the second time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "Nazi without foresight". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM