Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a four-day state visit to France that leaned heavily into politics and drew huge crowds at every turn.
British police said Monday that five men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a US-run air base in England were being released on bail but remained under investigation. Counter-terror detectives said they were investigating "multiple lines of inquiry", including whether there is a link to Iran.
Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday, authorities said, a day after Moscow vowed to continue the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched about 3,900 drones, aerial bombs and missiles over the past week. Kyiv accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians as winter approaches.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the country's head of state Sunday, paving the way for him to run as his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister in the October parliamentary elections.
British police said they had evacuated homes Sunday near the air base of Fairford in southwest England used by US air forces and arrested five men over suspected explosives offences. British counter-terrorism police are investigating the incident.