Pope Leo was declared to require no further treatment after his recent lung surgery, doctors said. In sport, Rice’s strike earned Arsenal a draw against Bayern Munich. A court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in a New Mexico data‑privacy case. The United States pulled personnel from Saudi Arabia after the kingdom came under fire from Houthi forces. Elsewhere, AI researchers uncovered a critical security flaw affecting many websites, the season‑6 finale of “Slow Horses” generated strong viewer reactions, Leyla Aliyeva visited special‑needs centres in Samarkand, and Maryland dismissed football coach Mike Locksley