Pope Leo XIV's outdoor Mass on Saturday was a gargantuan undertaking. Here, from organizers and the Paris police department, are some of the eye-popping numbers: Nearly 600,000: people who registered to attend the Mass.

The Vatican estimates 700,000 people attended Pope Leo XIV's Mass at Paris’ Place de la Concorde, highlighting the Catholic Church's enduring appeal in France

Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but officially secular country.

Pope Leo XIV draws hundreds of thousands to Paris' Champs-Élysées for a massive outdoor Mass.

Tehran's proposal, delivered to U.S. officials through mediators, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart peace talks within seven days.

Iran and its allies have retaliated by extending the conflict throughout the region. Iran, which controls the strait along with Oman, has struck US allies in the Gulf ⁠with dron

Iran’s president and top diplomat have proposed a deal to the Trump administration to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz after spending a busy week in New York

Iran said it’s awaiting a definitive US response to a seven-day proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz but won’t soften its conditions, after President Donald Trump voiced his rejection.

Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensified. Russia used cruise and ballistic missiles, glide bombs and drones as front-line advances

Russian attacks killed four people across Ukraine Saturday, officials said, as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensifies.

Such attacks aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.

Russian drone attacks hit several districts of Ukraine’s capital overnight into Saturday, injuring four and damaging residential and office buildings, a warehouse and a shopping center, local authorities said.

The hurricane’s heavy rain and strong winds along Mexico’s Pacific coast forced evacuations, ⁠port closures and school cancellations this week. In the resort ⁠city of San

Hurricane Polo regained Category 5​ status as its intensity fluctuated off Mexico's southwestern coast. The storm was expected to start slowly weakening by the weekend, the hurricane center said.

Hurricane Polo is endangering the Pacific coastline of Mexico with destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and perilous seas, potentially leading to increased flood and severe weather hazards throughout the south-central United States. The storm escalated swiftly to Category 5 status, achieving maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. Rainfall forecasts indicate 2 to 8 inches, with localized amounts reaching up to 18 inches in parts of southwestern Mexico. Polo may later direct moisture into Texas and New Mexico, where recent precipitation levels have already been notably elevated. Meteorologists are closely observing the storm's trajectory and its interaction with another system in the western U.S. Disclosure:This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using Ai-assisted tools ai-generated

Colima (Mexico), Sept 25, 2026 (ANI): Hurricane Polo battered Mexico’s coastal region with strong winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. The storm brought rough conditions along the Pacific coast as residents witnessed the impact of the powerful weather system.

Rain has eased in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, but flooding persisted in several low-lying areas, with thousands forced to evacuate.

Floodwaters receded across parts of Bangkok on ​Sunday after a break ‌in torrential rain that caused severe flooding a day earlier ​and prompted authorities to ​declare the Thai capital a disaster ⁠zone.

A flood emergency disaster has been declared across Bangkok after 48 hours of heavy rain left roads in the Thai capital submerged.

Bangkok’s governor on Saturday declared Thailand’s capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding, while the weather agency forecast thunderstorms ​over the weekend.