President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from Marine One across the South Lawn to White House in Washington, Saturday, May 27, 2017, as they return from Sigonella, Italy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from Marine One across the South Lawn to White House in Washington, Saturday, May 27, 2017, as they return from Sigonella, Italy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe (all times local):

10:55 p.m.

President Donald Trump looked like a conventional American leader during his first trip abroad. But he sounded anything but typical.

Trump returned home Saturday night from the Middle East and Europe. He laid a wreath at a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, had an audience with the pope at the Vatican, and stood alongside Western allies at two different summits.

When he spoke, Trump diverged from the norms that past presidents had followed.

He made no attempt to publicly promote democracy and human rights in Saudi Arabia. In Israel and the West Bank, he pointedly did not back America’s long-standing support for a two-state solution.

And in the heart of Europe, Trump berated NATO allies over their financial commitments — and wouldn’t explicitly endorse the longstanding NATO defense doctrine.

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9 p.m.

President Donald Trump is back in the Washington area after a nine-day trip to the Middle East and Europe.

Air Force One touched down shortly before 9 p.m. EDT at Joint Base Andrews in the Maryland suburbs.

Trump’s first trip abroad as president took him to Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Vatican, and Belgium and Italy. He met with national leaders in all those places and attended gatherings of NATO leaders and members of the G-7 industrialized nations.

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6:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump says G-7 allies are pushing to end “all trade-distorting practices.”

The president tweeted as he departed Sicily for Washington, concluding his nine-day maiden overseas trip.

The president writes, “Just left the #G7Summit. Had great meetings on everything, especially on trade where... “we push for the removal of all trade-distorting practices....to foster a truly level playing field.”

Trump discussed trade with the leaders of Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan during the summit, but it was not immediately clear what he meant by the tweet. Trump has advocated for fair trade, not free trade.

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5:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump is recapping his first foreign trip and saluting U.S. military personnel at an event before he returns to Washington.

The nine-day trip — Trump’s first as president — took him to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Belgium, along with a pair of stops in Italy.

Trump told U.S. military personnel in an address at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily that “you are protecting us and we will always remember that.”

As their commander in chief, he noted his desire to boost military spending and promised them “my complete and unshakeable support.”

Trump also previewed remarks he’s scheduled to deliver at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Memorial Day.

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5:05 p.m.

Melania Trump says she will never forget the women and children she met on her first trip abroad as first lady of the United States.

She has addressed U.S. military personnel at a naval base in Italy before she joins President Donald Trump for the flight back to Washington after nine days on the road. The trip took the Trumps to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium and Italy.

The first lady also thanked the service members for sacrificing on behalf of the U.S. She says it’s because of their “selfless commitment” and the sacrifices their families make that Americans are able to enjoy many freedoms.

Mrs. Trump adds that she’s very proud of how hard the president worked on the trip on behalf of the U.S.

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4:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump is postponing a rally planned for next week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Trump’s campaign team says the rally planned for Thursday has been postponed “due to an unforeseen change” in the president’s schedule. They did not elaborate.

Trump is wrapping up his first trip abroad as president and returning to the U.S. on Saturday.

His most recent campaign-style event was in the end of April when he marked his first 100 days in office with a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to headline a fundraising “Roast and Ride” event in Iowa for Sen. Joni Ernst next Saturday.

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3:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s top advisers are refusing to address reports that his son-in-law and a top Russian diplomat may have discussed setting up a secret communications channel.

In a press conference in Sicily, Saturday, advisers H.R. McMaster and Gary Cohn declined to comment on new revelations about Jared Kushner’s communications with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak (SER’-gay KISS-lee-yak).

The Washington Post reported Friday that Kislyak told his superiors that he and Kushner discussed setting up a back channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin.

The White House in March confirmed that Kushner and Kislyak met at Trump Tower in December for what one official called a brief courtesy meeting.

McMaster adds, “we have back channel communications with a number of countries.”

He says, “it allows you to communicate in a discreet manner.”

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3:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s top national security adviser says it’s a “matter of fact” that the United States stands behind NATO’s common defense principle.

Trump notably did not explicitly endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his remarks in Brussels earlier this week. He used the remarks to blast NATO members who don’t fulfill pledges to put 2 percent of their gross domestic product toward defense.

H.R. McMaster says Trump’s support for Article 5 was “implicit in the speech.” He says there was no conscious decision for the president to not specifically endorse the “one for all, all for one” principle, which underpins the military alliance.

Trump was sharply critical of NATO prior to his inauguration, calling the alliance “obsolete” but has since expressed support for it.

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3:15 p.m.

The White House says G-7 leaders had a “very robust” conversation before issuing a final statement giving President Donald Trump more time to decide whether to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement.

Trump has resisted pressure from European leaders to stay in the landmark accord. But he said earlier Saturday in a tweet that he’ll announce a final decision next week after he returns to the White House.

Nearly 200 nations, including the U.S., agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn says statements issued after summits like the G-7 are always a “give and take.” He says the final document reflects that other countries respect the U.S. decision to take more time before making a final decision.

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2:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump says he’ll make a final decision next week on whether the U.S. will stay in the Paris climate agreement.

Trump made the surprise announcement in a tweet after resisting pressure from European leaders to stay in the agreement.

Nearly every nation that signed the 2015 agreement has agreed to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The president tweeted Saturday, “I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!”

Trump’s pending review of U.S. climate policies has left environmentalists bracing for the possibility of bland G-7 promises that say little after years of increasingly stronger commitments to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump once proclaimed global warming a Chinese hoax.

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2 p.m.

President Donald Trump and Canada’s prime minister met on the sidelines of the G-7 summit to discuss economic issues.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says they also addressed trade cooperation and efforts to boost job creation on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

Tensions recently escalated between the two countries after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on softwood lumber from Canada and railed against its pricing of domestic milk to cover more dairy ingredients, which impacts U.S. dairy producers.

Trump and Trudeau also discussed “issues of global concern.”

The White House did not disclose the meeting ahead of time, and officials offered no comment after it was announced by the Canadians.

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12:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump says NATO will be stronger because member countries have increased payments “considerably.”

Trump tweeted Saturday, “Many NATO countries have agreed to step up payments considerably, as they should. Money is beginning to pour in- NATO will be much stronger.”

NATO countries do not pay the U.S. or NATO directly. They spend domestically on weapons or other defense-related needs.

The president supports ongoing efforts to push member countries to spend at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense. Only five members currently meet the target, but the other nations are committed to the goal by 2024.

Trump is meeting with leaders from the G-7 nations in Sicily.

He also tweeted, “Big G7 meetings today. Lots of very important matters under discussion. First on the list, of course, is terrorism.”

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11:30 a.m.

Leaders of seven wealthy democracies have reached a deal to give the Trump administration more time to tell them whether the United States plans to stay in the Paris climate agreement.

A person familiar with the negotiations at the Group of Seven summit said that six members of the G-7 would stick with their endorsement of the Paris deal, and await a decision from the U.S.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter before the formal announcement.

The G-7 members were still wrestling over a statement on trade and whether it would condemn protectionism, as previous group statements have.

President Donald Trump has pushed back against earlier group statements opposing protectionism and has argued trade must be balanced and fair as well as free.

-By David McHugh

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9:47 a.m.

President Donald Trump is kicking off the final day of his first trip abroad with a meeting with Group of Seven and African nation leaders.

Trump is seated between Beji Caid Essebsi, president of Tunisia, and Mahamadou Issoufou, the president of Niger, for his first meeting of the day.

He was also spotted chatting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the session began.

It’s the final day of the president’s nine-day trip. He’ll be returning to Washington, D.C. late Saturday.

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9:10 a.m.

President Donald Trump is in Taormina, Sicily for a second day of meetings with Group of Seven wealthy nation leaders.

Leaders from the G-7 countries were expected to gather at the San Domenico Palace Hotel on Saturday morning.

Trump is set to engage in discussions about the global economy and climate. He will also participate in a meeting with African nations, including Niger and Tunisia.

This is the final day of Trump’s first official trip abroad.

After the G-7 summit of economically advanced countries, the president will address American troops on an Italian base before departing for home.

The G-7 includes the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

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7:15 a.m.

President Donald Trump will return to Washington having rattled some allies and reassured others, but his White House still sits under a cloud of scandal.

Trump will spend Saturday at the second day of the G-7 summit in Sicily, bringing to an end a nine-day trip that started in Saudi Arabia and Israel before moving on to Europe.

The trip has gone off without a major misstep, with the administration touting the president’s efforts to create a new coalition to fight terrorism while admonishing partners in an old alliance to pay their fair share.

In Washington, though, a newly appointed special counsel is just beginning his investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.