Author: THE NEW YORK TIMES

The London-bound Boeing Dreamliner went down moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. The airline confirmed that only one of the 242 people aboard survived. The victims included students at a medical college where the plane crashed.

Mr. Lee cruised to victory on Tuesday after his predecessor pitched the country into chaos with a brief declaration of martial law.

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD Vance was among the dignitaries.

President Trump’s meeting with President Ahmed al-Shara came after he said he would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria. Mr. Trump’s Gulf tour has mostly sidestepped the war in Gaza.

The president announced the planned change in U.S. policy during a speech at a Saudi investment forum at the start of the first major international trip of his second term. His meeting with Syria’s new leader will take place Wednesday.

The truce came after several days of the countries’ most expansive fighting in decades. One Indian official said the country would “deal strongly” with any violations.

The American-born pontiff called for “missionary outreach” by the Roman Catholic Church to help heal the “wounds that afflict our society.” He will soon face difficult decisions about the church’s direction.