Overnight the toll from the Houthi missile strike on Riyadh airport settled at 12 dead and over 300 wounded, with a second airport hit. Trump called the attack unacceptable and raised joining Saudi raids as the Houthis warned airlines to avoid Saudi airspace.
Mid-morning focus shifted to the Vatican when Leo XIV told the Angelus he had a circumscribed lung nodule found during checks for inflammation and would undergo surgery at Gemelli in coming days, with a week-long stay and Peru trip maintained, drawing messages from Mattarella and Meloni.
Afternoon returned to Ukraine after Trump's claim of an immediate energy truce. Zelensky, who had answered Trump's call for his replacement by offering elections after a two-month ceasefire, said Kyiv had not been informed but would comply if Moscow did. Moscow denied agreeing and the Witkoff-Kushner Kremlin trip was suspended amid reports Washington threatened an arms halt.