The United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, after Saudi Arabia acknowledged direct involvement in the war for the first time.

The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.

A large fire engulfed almost 250 acres of land in Suffolk, a scenic area on the coast. It was a few miles from a nuclear power station.

The ruling Politburo called for “more proactive” tax and spending policies but did not endorse broad action to address weak consumer spending.

The visit, the longest since the two countries restored relations, is a show of mutual cooperation and a signal from the U.S. to China. But it comes during tensions over tariffs.

When asked about a possible trip, Leo XIV said that he had been looking at the calendar for the “next couple of years.”

Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on western Ukraine in the past, but a missile has never hit Poland itself.

Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.