President Joe Biden has canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to fires raging in California.

President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los Angeles area,

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President Joe Biden said he will ask Congress for help in fighting the raging fires in Los Angeles area. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her final foreign trip abroad due to the catastrophe. Follow DW for more.

The Italy trip was meant as a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances before the Democrat leaves office Jan. 20.

President Joe Biden scrapped a planned trip to Rome and Vatican City as California races to contain several fires burning in and around Los Angeles.

At least five people have died, four firefighters have been injured and more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed as major wildfires, fuelled by strong winds, continue to ravage the Los Angeles area in the United States,

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President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, in order to "remain focused on directing the full federal response" in the wake of the devastating wildfires raging in California,

President Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, to “remain focused on directing the full federal response” in the wake of the devastating wildfires raging in California.

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