Trump to plunge Middle East into 'fire with no end' with Jerusalem speech

Pope among many critics urging president not to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital at planned speech on Wednesday A cacophony of angry and despairing voices across the Middle East and the world have urged Donald Trump not to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at a planned speech on Wednesday, warning him that any such announcement would destroy the peace process, strengthen the extremists and weaken the US's standing in the world. The pope issued an unusually heartfelt plea to the...