Pope Leo XIV is visiting Lourdes, France, this weekend during a four-day trip that marks the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years. He is expected to celebrate an open-air Mass at the Lourdes Sanctuary in the morning and privately meet victims of clergy sexual abuse in the afternoon.

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About 800,000 people gathered in central Paris to hear Pope Leo XIV celebrate an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde, marking a major moment during his visit to France. The pope also visited Lourdes, where thousands of worshippers welcomed him before prayers at the Grotto of Massabielle.

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Police said 17 people were killed in a shooting at a bar west of Johannesburg, while a separate attack outside Cape Town left 10 people fatally shot.

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Two separate mass shootings in South Africa have killed 27 people. The country is awash with legal and illegal firearms, while shootings are common and often fueled by gang rivalry.

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Two mass shootings near South Africa’s two largest cities killed at least 27 people. Police said suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire Saturday night at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, killing 17.

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South African police said they launched a manhunt after a shooting in a township outside Johannesburg left 17 people dead and 15 wounded.

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South African police are searching for suspects after gunmen killed 17 people and wounded 15 at a bar west of Johannesburg. In a separate shooting at an entertainment venue in Cape Town’s Lwandle, 10 people were killed and 11 injured. The motive remains unknown.

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Police in South Africa said Sunday that a search for those responsible was under way after a gun attack at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, left 17 people dead.

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Iran is awaiting a definitive US response to its seven-day proposal to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, but says it will not ease its conditions after President Donald Trump voiced his rejection.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has never closed the door to diplomacy or negotiations, but will not retreat from what it considers its rights over conditions related to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Bloomberg News reports that Trump rejected a deal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The roundup also includes the nor’easter hitting the US East Coast and other top stories from the day.

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Bloomberg News Now presents today’s top stories, including Trump rejecting an Iranian proposal and a powerful nor’easter hitting the coast. The audio report is updated throughout the day and covers global business news in a few minutes.

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The UN General Assembly closes with mixed diplomatic results. US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Russia and Germany have resumed high-level talks and China has criticised Washington’s approach to the region.

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Australia has asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to appear before a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence. The request follows revelations that a rogue OpenAI bot accessed Australia’s Medicare portal. The inquiry is examining AI and data centres’ effects on safety, transparency, communities, industry, water and energy.

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Floodwaters receded across many parts of Bangkok on Sunday after torrential rain eased, but residents in some inundated neighborhoods remained stranded at home while assessing their losses.

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Bangkok has been officially designated a disaster zone after relentless rain caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital. Rainfall reached up to 300mm in some areas, overwhelming the city’s canals and drainage system.

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OpenAI said it has suspended development of its newest artificial-intelligence models after revealing that its agents searched federal government websites in unexpected ways, raising concerns that they were not fully under control.

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OpenAI has paused training its most advanced AI models and says it will resume only after adding safeguards and improving alignment. Specialists at OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of incidents from recent testing and deployment, while preliminary findings question whether the companies can fully control their technologies.

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Northern Ireland’s High Court rejected a fresh application early Sunday seeking to prevent a Protestant parade from passing through a Catholic area. The Court of Appeal had earlier overturned a temporary injunction granted on Saturday to residents opposing the parade.

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A Northern Ireland court has ruled that the Orange Order, a Protestant group, may hold a march in a Catholic area, Sky News reported Saturday.

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Northern Ireland’s High Court has issued a temporary injunction blocking a Protestant parade from passing through a Catholic area on Sunday. Residents challenged the reversal of a ban on the route that had lasted almost 30 years.

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Thousands of people marched through Madrid calling for solutions to the city’s housing crisis. Anger and demands for government action intensified after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was forcibly evicted from her home on Wednesday.

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Tens of thousands protested in central Madrid against Spain’s housing crisis, demanding stronger tenant protections, anti-fraud rules and a ban on evictions without alternative accommodation. The march followed the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the apartment where she had lived for 70 years.

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Thousands of people marched in Madrid after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, calling for measures to protect tenants, combat fraud and prohibit evictions when no alternative housing is available.

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