In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night but was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.

The dismal new record was set soon after news broke that the US and Ukraine were close to reaching a mineral rights deal, much to Putin's chagrin, after US envoy to the Ukraine War Gen. Keith Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday.

Slain Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas was not killed by an explosion, as Hamas claimed, according to Israel's top forensics chief.

Germany's right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday's German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters supported the party.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will step down if the country is granted membership into NATO, or if it would result in a peace deal.

The man whose card was stolen, identified in police documents as Jean-David E., is offering to split the cash with the lucky winners. He wants his wallet back, too.

The center-right opposition is favored to win Germany’s election on Sunday.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed nearly five months ago during an Israeli airstrike.

The pope was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing for several days and subsequently had pneumonia diagnosed in both lungs.

The knife-wielding maniac shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he attacked and killed a civilian passerby — before setting upon a group of municipal officers in Mulhouse, France.

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired surface-to-air missiles at a US fighter jet over the Red Sea in the first attack of its kind, Fox News reported Saturday.

Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners citing the “humiliating” circumstances of previous handovers with Hamas.

The boat, full of mostly Venezuelans and Colombians, carried 21 people in total.

Christie's was set this month to sell the 17th century painting known as Saint Sébastien, by Greek master El Greco, but pulled the piece after the Romanian government objected.

"It should also mark a new step towards a justice system that listens and protects victims and firmly convicts aggressors."

Delta would be paying about $2.3 million if all 76 passengers on the airline's subsidiary Endeavor Air's CRJ-900 aircraft accepted the deal.

Pakistani man Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, accused of plotting an "ISIS inspired" mass shooting at a Brooklyn Center in October, will be extradited to New York to face terror charges. He was wanted by the FBI.

"He is not out of danger," said his personal physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone.

The progress came after days of negotiations and pressure from Washington to reach a deal, which would propel an end to Ukraine's brutal war with Russia.

The family of a Queens man killed by a Palestinian teen in the West Bank is bracing to see the thug walk free as part of Saturday's hostage-prisoner exchange-- fearing further attacks as once-locked away "monsters" are released.