The agreement is the first of its kind struck by the US since President Donald Trump came to power in January.

Rhun ap Iorwerth did not shy away from suggesting his party could be the leading political force in Wales following the next Senedd elections.

State media said the tests involved short-range ballistic missile systems which simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces.

Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the footsteps of the late Francis, whose popularity saw him dubbed ‘the people’s pope’.

The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire on Thursday.