Sharing views on a number of ideological and political issues, President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel have been called "soulmates".
Pope Francis' recent visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos to meet refugees was made to prove his solidarity with them. He proved his point by leaving with 12 migrants from three Syrian families.
A long convoy of nearly 300 trucks has left Moscow for the Ukrainian city of Luhansk, with the ostensible purpose of providing aid and averting a humanitarian disaster.
