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Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation
Doctors say pontiff is 'fit for discharge' after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lungPope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung.Leo, 71, was deemed "fit for discharge", his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, said in a statement published by the Vatican. Continue reading...
Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a U.S. mass shooting
Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school: with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.President Donald Trump joined others Friday in praising a father of two girls who confronted a teenage gunman during the attack at Silver Rail Elementary School, which killed three students and a teacher. Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened by firing his own weapon after the shooting began at his daughters’ school in the town of Bend."It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it," Trump told reporters at the White House.Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter who had a .40-caliber pistol legally stored in his vehicle, entered the school, heard shots and fired his gun after seeing a teacher fighting with the shooter, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.Cases like the Oregon intervention remain rare, according to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State University.The ALERRT center tracked what it calls "active attack" incidents where the perpetrator used firearms, blades or vehicles from 2000 to 2025.Out of 634 cases studied, 374 ended before police arrived. Among those, 29 ended when armed civilians shot the attacker. In another 31 incidents, civilians subdued the attacker by some other method, such as wrestling them to the ground or removing the weapon."They recognize they may be the only way to stop it before law enforcement arrives," said James Keith, a spokesperson for the center. The heroic "good guy with a gun" who can stop an attack even before law enforcement can arrive has long been a rallying cry by gun rights advocates, arguing that armed citizens can act as a first line of self-defense and public protection. In some cases, the person who intervenes has had law enforcement or military training. Other times they are just people who reacted in a moment of chaos. In some states, lawmakers have sought to put armed citizens in position to head off an attack as soon as possible in some public spaces.Texas created a school marshal program in 2013 to allow trained teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms on campus. It expanded safety programs and requirements for armed security and personnel at schools after mass shootings at a high school near Houston in 2018, and at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in 2022.Texas has some of the least restrictive gun control laws in the country, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The group rates Oregon among the strongest.Some prominent examples of armed citizens who confronted gunmen to help stop mass shootings:Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-OutA gunman killed three people and wounded seven more at an In-N-Out Burger on Aug. 3. Law enforcement authorities said the gunman may have killed more if not for an off-duty officer who was a customer at the restaurant, and an armed civilian who exchanged fire with the gunman.Jordan Salinas said he didn’t hesitate to grab his gun and confront the gunman when he saw people fleeing the restaurant and heard gunfire. Under return fire, the gunman retreated and ultimately killed himself."He did not like it when bullets started flying both ways," Salinas told the Idaho Statesman. "There’s a task that needs to be done, and we’re the ones who need to do it." U.S. & World Parenting 24 hours ago How to talk to children about shootings: An age-by-age guide Shootings Oct 12 Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included gunman's pregnant daughter Georgia Oct 4 2 killed, dozens hurt as gunfire erupts at homecoming block party in south Georgia White Settlement, Texas, church shootingIn December 2019, a man wearing a disguise and a trench coat pulled out a shotgun and killed two people during a Sunday service at West Freeway Church of Christ before he was killed by Jack Wilson, a 71-year-old firearms instructor who had also been a reserve sheriff’s deputy.Wilson stayed calm as worshippers scrambled for cover."The only clear shot I had was his head because I still had people in the pews that were not all the way down as low as they could. That was my one shot," Wilson said in 2019.Sutherland Springs, Texas, church shootingA gunman killed 26 people at a small-town church in 2017. Stephen Willeford, a former National Rifle Association instructor who lived across the street, grabbed his rifle and ran in his bare feet to open fire at the attacker, wounding him.The gunman fled and Willeford flagged down a passing driver. The two men chased after the gunman, who eventually killed himself."I kept hearing the shots: pop, pop, pop" when the gunfire started at the church, Willeford said in 2017. "And I knew every one of those shots represented someone, that it was aimed at someone."
Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank
Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israel's 'illegal settlement policy'Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium's foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest.At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured since the harvest began earlier this month, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Activists say Israeli authorities do little to stop attacks that involve weapons ranging from slingshots to guns. An attack on Friday seriously injured a Washington Post photographer and others. Continue reading...
Embattled White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week
Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, saying it ''was an honor to work for'' President Donald Trump after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fielding questions from journalists.
Insults, odd obsessions and rambling thoughts: a week in Trump rallies
President has hit red states to drum up Republican support – and his increasingly strange performances are on full display Montana, Tennessee, Alaska. In the run-up to an election, a Republican president typically wouldn't be campaigning in these traditionally red states.These aren't normal times, however, and Donald Trump, an unpopular president leading an unpopular party, has held rallies in those states in the last week, seeking to drum up support. But a series of eccentric performances from the president means his behavior has been the focus, rather than any of the candidates he is backing. Continue reading...
'We had won a World Cup for heaven's sake': Chris Woakes on the curfew that killed England's party
In an extract from his new book, the bowler recalls one of English cricket's greatest days and the team's resentment when ECB killjoys shut down their celebrationsAs Eoin Morgan lifted the World Cup to an explosion of fireworks and ticker tape, the sense of achievement finally hit home. Lord's was still packed to the rafters, the party in full flow. Up on the podium, I was glowing with a mix of pride and relief – and crying with laughter, thanks to my old mate Mark Wood.Woody was standing next to Jason Roy in the lineup – I was behind them – and for some reason grabbed a fistful of JRoy's shirt at the big moment, pulling it up while we jumped around like lunatics. And so at the very pinnacle of his career, having helped reignite our entire campaign, JRoy was battling to stop his gut from hanging out. Poor bloke. Continue reading...
Not cool: who hacked France's supermarket fridges?
Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe's most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezersShortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to flicker and rise.In a "bizarre and unprecedented" cyber-attack, hackers had remotely overridden the temperature settings on thousands of freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets pushing them from as low as -27C (-16.6F) to well over 50C (122F). Continue reading...
Bend resident describes 'quiet' streets following deadly school shooting
Community members pay tribute to the victims of the Bend, Oregon school shooting which left five people dead, including the gunman. One woman describes how the streets are abnormally quiet where they would normally be filled with the voices and sounds of children from the school.
Trump's pause on Russia sanctions is 'reward' for Putin, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president warns it will embolden Russian leader and intensify war as Moscow hits country's power plantsPower plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unlivableVolodymyr Zelenskyy has described Donald Trump's decision to roll back sanctions on Russia as a "reward" for Vladimir Putin and warned it will embolden the Russian leader and intensify the Kremlin's war, as Moscow launched one of its worst strikes yet on Ukraine's power plants in an attempt to black out the country's cities before winter.The Ukrainian president also said he expected the Trump administration to lift more sanctions against Russia in the future and called for Europe to establish its own negotiations with Moscow as the US has sought better ties and business deals with the Kremlin. Continue reading...
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from his right lung, the Vatican said, and will make an appearance to lead prayer on Sunday."Following the conclusions reached by the medical team this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital, where he was admitted for surgery on his right lung," the Holy See Press said Saturday in a statement."He will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican," it added.He was expected to recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment at St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, according to the statement.The pontiff's personal doctor, Dr. Luigi Carbone, and the head of thoracic surgery at Gemelli Hospital, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, said that in light of blood tests and a chest X-ray performed Saturday morning, and after an assessment of his clinical condition, "the Holy Father has been deemed fit for discharge from the hospital."So far, Leo's doctors have given no indication that the pontiff might need any further treatment. And the Vatican has not indicated whether the cancer might have spread.Leo, who is a Chicago native, resumed working from the hospital on Thursday, his doctors and the Vatican reported.The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Leo since his surgery, showing him celebrating Mass inside the hospital, as doctors said that tests confirmed the "continued improvement" in his recovery.The photos show Leo standing up at the altar in green vestments celebrating Mass in a makeshift chapel that has been set up for him. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said he presided alone over the liturgy, distributed Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present and delivered a homily.His discharge from hospital comes less than a month before Leo is scheduled to jet off for a two-week trip to South America, which is set to start Nov. 11.Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori, in an interview on Peruvian television, said the pace of the pope's recovery could determine whether Leo makes his weeklong apostolic visit to Peru."I want the pope to know that here in Peru, millions of us are praying for his speedy recovery," Fujimori said Wednesday. Leo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell lung cancer, after doctors examined the nodule they had removed from his right lung.Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80% of all cases of the disease, according to the American Lung Association. Pope Leo XIV Oct 16 First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery Health & Wellness Oct 15 What is adenocarcinoma? A doctor explains the lung cancer after Pope Leo's diagnosis Pope Leo XIV Oct 14 Pope Leo spent 'a tranquil night' in the hospital after cancer surgery, Vatican says This type of cancer affects both smokers and nonsmokers, although Leo is not known to ever have been a smoker.The initial lump was detected during a routine check, the Vatican has said. The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics took the rare step of revealing the health issue — the first of his papacy — during his Sunday noon prayer last week.Leo waved to crowds outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital as he entered Tuesday.The procedure was led by Dr. Stefano Margaritora, Gemelli's chief thoracic surgeon, with medical staff reciting the rosary prayer in the hospital chapel as the operation began.
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