World leaders converge on Washington for Graham funeral, Trump meetings

Washington takes a pause today to honor late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham as presidents, prime ministers and lawmakers gather for his funeral

Graham, one of the Senate's most influential Republicans for more than three decades, died earlier this month at age 71 from an aortic dissection after returning home from a trip to Ukraine

Two days of funeral services begin today in Washington, where President Trump is expected to deliver remarks during an invitation-only service at the Washington National Cathedral

Before that, Graham's casket will be escorted into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda by an armed forces honor guard

followed by a ceremony recognizing his decades of service in the Senate

Tomorrow, the service is moved to South Carolina, where an F-16 flyover will kick off the day's events

followed by a procession from the Statehouse in Columbia to First Baptist Church

A public funeral service will be held at the church before Graham is laid to rest

during a private family burial in Pickens County. Which leads to this, two of the foreign leaders in Washington for Senator Graham's funeral

will also spend time at the White House later today. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday night for his first face meeting with President Trump since the U conflict began Iran is expected to top the agenda as both leaders navigate a fragile pause in the fighting

while also trying to show their partnership remains strong, despite some recent public disagreements

Later in the day, Trump is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

as Russia intensifies its missile campaign and Ukraine continues to press for more air defense support

Zelensky is also expected to meet with senators later today as lawmakers prepare to take up a Russia sanctions bill championed by Senator Graham

The back-to-back meetings put two of the world's most pressing conflicts on the White House agenda all in a single day

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