Ankur Desai

So a lot of people looking towards Russia.

So are Russian oil producers currently rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of many countries knocking on their door?

This is a birthday present for Russia.

They're obviously big suppliers to both India and China, both of who are in desperate need of it.

So yes, Russia is a big winner from this.

And also, given the fact that the Ukraine war is going on, international attention has obviously been diverted to the Gulf.

So good news for Russia, bad news for Ukraine.

Simon Jack.

Donald Trump may have removed the AI post on his Truth Social feed, which depicted himself as a Jesus-like figure after supporters accused him of blasphemy.

But he's not backing down in his spat with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Late on Sunday, he accused Pope Leo of being weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy after the US-born pontiff had said a delusion of omnipotence was fuelling the war in Iran.

But the Pope said he had no fear of the Trump administration and he would continue to speak out loudly.

In response, President Trump stood his ground when he was asked about the row at the White House.

So how does the current spat compare to previous disagreements between popes and political figures?

Professor Massimo Fagioli from Trinity College, Dublin, is an expert on the Christian church.

He's been speaking to the BBC's James Kumrasami.

So there is a history of contraposition between strong men, strong leaders, Hitler and the Mussolini and then Stalin.

But there was a sense of respect of the Vatican as an institution that we don't see here, right?

What's different now is that the United States of Donald Trump claims to be the defender of Christianity.

And Donald Trump himself claims to be a kind of political messiah, right?