Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a prayer vigil for about 60,000 people at Montevideo’s Centenario Stadium on Saturday, marking the climax of his Uruguay visit. The 71‑year‑old pontiff arrived in Montevideo on 6 Nov after lung‑cancer surgery and was greeted by President Yamandú Orsi and crowds of roughly 30,000 at Carrasco Airport. His 12‑day, 19,000‑mile tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru includes Masses in Paysandú, a visit to the high‑crime Casavalle neighbourhood and meetings with political leaders, prisoners and the poor. He says his health is fairly good.

A temporary local ceasefire in the Kherson region town of Oleshky ended at 22:59 local time on Sunday, after hundreds of residents were evacuated. Two thirds of those who left headed to Ukrainian-controlled areas, travelling by bus to Anapa and then by air via Gomel in Belarus. The truce was brokered with involvement from former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo. Ukrainian officials said around 1,700 people remained in the town, while the exact number of evacuees has not been confirmed by either side.

A fire near the Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province was contained, Bloomberg News reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Houthi movement says it struck the refinery with a ballistic missile on 27 Oct, a claim Saudi authorities have not confirmed. Saudi-led coalition forces say they shot down three Houthi missiles aimed at the Eastern Province and intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at Riyadh, where shrapnel damaged a building, a construction project and a car. The refinery handles 550,000 barrels per day. Damage details remain unclear.