
Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes. “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of goodwill, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: cease fire,” he said after the Sunday Angelus prayer in Vatican City.

Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes. “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of goodwill, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: cease fire,” he said after the Sunday Angelus prayer in Vatican City.

Tornado and lightning are seen in northern Arkansas county Stuttgart, as part of a powerful storm system is tracking across the eastern US.

Strong winds kicked up dust on the US-287 highway in Hardeman County, Texas, lowering road visibility and causing a multi-vehicle crash.

Members of the Great American Flag Preservation Group and volunteers gathered in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, to clean one of the world’s largest American flags ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary. The flag spans 410 feet by 211 feet — larger than a football field.

If Iran pushes oil transporters to move to trade in yuan, what would it mean for the petrodollar, the system that keeps the US dollar the world’s dominant reserve currency? CNN’s Eleni Giokos explains the history of the petrodollar.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who served as a Navy officer, spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper about the loss of US service members in the Iran conflict. “When you prepare to go to war, the thing you most dread is your family being the ones to get that knock on the door,” he said. “More than a dozen American families have now gotten that knock on the door.”

Six airmen died when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq earlier this week, according to the Pentagon. Their deaths bring the total US troop casualties in connection to the war in Iran to 13.

A fundraising email from President Donald Trump’s political action committee sparked controversy for including an image of a dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers alongside solicitations for access to the president's “private national security briefings.”

TSA employee Aaron Barker said airport lines are “going to get worse” during an interview with CNN’s Victor Blackwell, as workers miss their first full paycheck since the Department of Homeland Security shutdown began one month ago.

CNN’s Victor Blackwell speaks with Carlos Ortiz, a friend of Old Dominion ROTC instructor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who was killed in the campus shooting. Ortiz says Shah was preparing to retire and spend more time with his family.

A missile hit a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraqi security officials told the Associated Press, with video showing a fire atop a building. CNN has reached out to the State Department for more information.


