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The pope suffers from “bilateral pneumonia” and his clinical picture remains “complex”

Pope Francis suffers from bilateral pneumonia that requires additional pharmacological treatment to that used for polymicrobial infection and his clinical picture remains “complex”, the Vatican reported on Tuesday.

“The chest computed tomography that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon, prescribed by the Vatican health team and by the medical team of the Polyclinic Foundation “A. Gemelli,” demonstrated the appearance of bilateral pneumonia that requires additional pharmacological therapy.”

Pope Francis will not attend the jubilee hearing scheduled for this Saturday, while at the mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Deacons on Sunday he will be replaced by the head of the dicastery for Evangelization, Rino Fisichella, the Vatican reported on Tuesday.

Pope Francis spent a quiet night and during the morning he has dedicated himself to reading the press, on the fifth day of hospitalization at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.

The medical reports released this Monday explained that the pope’s clinical picture is “complex”, so his hospitalization will be prolonged at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is admitted for “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”, which forced him to change the therapy he receives.

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Despite his hospitalization, Francisco spoke again last night with the parish of the Sagrada Familia, the only Catholic church in Gaza, his parish priest, the Argentine priest Gabriel Romanelli, explained to the Italian media.

For the moment, it has only transpired that the pontiff has spent his fourth night quietly at the Gemelli and today an update of the report on his health conditions and on whether the treatment is working is expected.

“The Holy Father continues without fever and with the prescribed treatment. The clinical conditions are stable,” said the latest statement issued on Monday afternoon, the Holy See, about the state of health of the 88-year-old pontiff.

Previously, the Vatican had explained that the latest tests carried out showed “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract that has forced to further modify the therapy” of Francis, whose treatment had already been modified on Saturday, after the first tests.

The Vatican added that the “complex clinical picture will require adequate hospitalization”, which suggests that the pope will remain in the hospital for several days and that he will probably miss some of the many acts of the Holy Year, as has already happened with this Monday for the Jubilee of the artists in the Cinecittà studios or the Jubilee of the deacons this weekend.

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Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.