BARRACK OBAMA TO MEET NEW SAUDI KING:::U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in order to meet and pay his respects to the newly appointed monarch, King Salman, and the family of the late King Abdullah, the White House said Saturday. Vice President Joe Biden was originally to have led a delegation to Saudi Arabia on Obama's behalf. However, the schedule for the President's departure from India has been adjusted to allow Obama to stop in Riyadh himself on his way home, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. Funeral services were held Friday for King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who died earlier in the day. He was 90. World leaders are now traveling to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences for Abdullah's death and pay their respects to the new ruler. Abdullah was seen by many as a cautious reformer who succeeded in securing broader freedoms in the conservative kingdom, but fell short in gaining greater independence for women. His successor, who is 79, faces a number of challenges as he takes up the reins, including Iran, the rise of ISIS, the crisis in Yemen and the drop in oil prices. Obama is due to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday, on a trip intended to foster progress in U.S.-India ties. On Monday, he will become the first American president to headline India's Republic Day parade, standing beside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earnest said Obama's schedule had been changed in coordination with the Indian government and that he would now be leaving India after giving a speech on Tuesday. "The President regrets that he will be unable to visit Agra during this trip," Earnest said. Agra is where the spectacular Taj Mahal mausoleum is located. Biden will now remain in Washington.