Pope Leo urges to resist the "whims of the rich and powerful", Israeli "triple-tap" strike killed four paramedics, Sudan civil war enters its 4th year, a 14-year-old student killed nine in Turkey

The US Senate maintained military momentum by rejecting a war powers resolution regarding Iran while dismissing efforts to block arms sales to Israel. An Israeli "triple-tap" strike in the southern Lebanese town of Mayfadoun killed four paramedics and injured six others. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, urging the government to dismantle corruption and resist the "whims of the rich and powerful". The civil war in Sudan has entered its fourth year, with the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) remaining largely deadlocked. Russian drone and missile attacks killed at least 13 people across Ukraine, and a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Krasnodar Krai killed two children. President Sheinbaum of Mexico is asserting national sovereignty against U.S. pressure. A 14-year-old student killed nine people and injured 13 others at a middle school in Turkey.