Pope Leo XIV said doctors found a small, localized lung nodule at an early stage and that he is expected to undergo surgery in Rome within days. The Vatican said the procedure is scheduled for early in the week and that he is expected to remain in hospital for about a week. The pope appeared to indicate he still intends to make a November visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed solidarity with him.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel, combined with large swells and an El Niño-related Kelvin wave, caused coastal flooding in Southern California. Newport Beach declared a local emergency and closed all beaches and piers as high surf and unusually high ocean levels threatened roads, homes, and public safety. A coastal flood warning covers Orange County through Tuesday, while nearby cities distributed sandbags and Seal Beach closed beach parking lots. Heavy rain and strong winds also brought flash-flood risks to parts of Southern California and the Southwest.

Saudi officials blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for a strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and wounded more than 300; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed an American was among the dead and condemned the attacks. President Donald Trump called the attack terrible and said he would speak with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Separately, U.S. Central Command said it disabled a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after its crew allegedly attempted to breach a naval blockade against Iran. The developments unfold amid renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and escalating fighting in Yemen.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm with winds up to 105 mph, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone while moving north. Officials confirmed at least four deaths—two in Florida and two in Alabama—and widespread tree damage. More than 438,000 customers in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia remained without power. Heavy rain, flash flooding, and strong winds were forecast across parts of the Southeast and central Appalachians, with flood watches extending from northern Florida to Virginia.

Christa Pike was transferred from a hospital back to Tennessee prison more than a week after she appeared to survive a lethal-injection execution attempt. Her attorneys say she will continue receiving medical care and faces a lengthy recovery, with cognitive difficulties still evident. A court ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve evidence after attorneys described repeated attempts to establish IV access and severe injuries they say were caused during the procedure. Gov. Bill Lee temporarily halted scheduled executions and commissioned an independent review; the corrections commissioner resigned. Pike's attorneys are urging Lee to commute her death sentence to life without parole.

A man identified by ICE as Miguel Parra-Hernandez was hospitalized with an apparent broken leg after an ICE agent struck him with a vehicle during a pursuit in Harris County, Texas. ICE says Parra-Hernandez ran in front of the agent's vehicle; surveillance video reviewed by ABC News appears to show the agent steering toward the running man and hitting him. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is collecting nearby surveillance footage and investigating, with no arrests reported. County officials called on ICE to provide evidence and cooperate fully. The incident occurred two days after a separate ICE shooting in New York City that drew criticism from local officials.

Eight people, including two young children and an eight-months-pregnant woman, were killed at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania. Police said the 45-year-old suspect, who was related to the victims, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators said two victims were shot outside the house and six were found inside; seven victims were family members and one was a family friend. Police Chief Rick Lorah defended officers' decision to assess the scene before entering, saying they heard no calls for help or signs of movement. Authorities have not identified a motive, and the investigation is continuing.

A reported account that Donald Trump allegedly encouraged Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz to leave Donald Tusk’s coalition has triggered a political dispute, though the allegation remains unverified and the participants deny that military-base negotiations were involved. The digest also covers a cluster of school attacks in Poland, Hungary’s proposed wealth tax and renewed interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics, backlash against Czech President Petr Pavel for missing local elections, Slovakia’s worsening budget outlook and a new monument to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev. Across the stories, political controversies intersect with public safety, fiscal pressures and debates over historical memory.

The week’s developments across the Western Balkans include Bosnia and Herzegovina’s elections, where entrenched nationalist parties strengthened their position while civic and leftist parties lost ground, and Kosovo’s election of Justina Shiroka Pula as president, potentially ending an institutional impasse. Kosovo nevertheless faces greater international isolation, with an opinion piece arguing that the Trump administration now treats it mainly as a bargaining chip. Serbia’s coming parliamentary election will test the ruling Progressive Party against the Student List, which evolved from a protest movement into an electoral challenger. In Albania, proposed criminal procedure changes have raised fears they could weaken SPAK’s anti-corruption work. In Greece, aid worker Tommy Olsen argues that his prosecution and similar cases are intended to deter assistance to migrants.

Winston Lee, the second Cornell student named in Jane Doe's lawsuit alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a Chi Phi fraternity house, has joined fellow defendant Gillio Lopes in asking a judge to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor. Lee's attorney argues that James and Governor Kathy Hochul created an appearance of impropriety and that James's public expression of support for the complainant prejudged the case. James and Hochul say the investigation will be impartial and based on facts and evidence. The men named in the allegations have denied wrongdoing.