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Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove nodule on lung
The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing
109 migrants dead in boat wreck off Djibouti: UN
At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti overnight on October 8-9, a UN agency said on Sunday. Survivors said the vessel – which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen – capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain without news of their relatives," said Alexandre Coissac, IOM chief of mission in Djibouti, in the statement. He said IOM teams were on the ground alongside Djiboutian authorities to provide emergency aid. "This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities" by trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen and then to reach Gulf countries. Among the 109 bodies recovered were 52 men, 42 women and 15 children – nine girls and six boys – the statement said. More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals. "Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East," the IOM said. Yemen is stricken by fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Tehran-backed Houthi rebels, who have joined in the regional conflict involving the US and its allies against Iran. IOM said it was assisting 64 survivors at a migrant centre in Obock. "Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations as fears grow for those still missing." Since September 10, the IOM detected more than 20,000 crossings to Djibouti from Ethiopia. In 2025, more than 900 migrants died or went missing along the sea route to Yemen and the number attempting the journey increased by 18 percent, it said. A shipwreck in March 2026 left nine people dead and 45 missing. (AFP) Edited by Aaron Tam
Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small growth on lung
Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff’s tenure. Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was “well-contained” and caught at an early stage. “Recently, during some medical examinations, doctors found a localised nodule in my lung,” said the pontiff. “It was detected at a...
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Vatican spokesman says pope's lung surgery is planned for this week
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week for a nodular lesion in his lung, with the recovery time expected to be a week
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Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for small growth on lung
Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it.
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