Sunday brought eight Virginia Times stories: a second Houthi strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport drew condemnation from the R4 Group, Russia kept hitting Ukraine’s energy grid hours after Trump’s announced “energy ceasefire,” and Polish police arrested a man suspected of plotting to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk — alongside a deadly missile strike near Kharkiv, Pope Leo XIV’s surgery announcement, and a flash flood in Nepal’s Gorkha district.
In This Recap
- UPDATE: R4 Group Condemns “Heinous” Houthi Attacks on Riyadh Airport
- Riyadh Airport Attack: Second Strike Kills 1, Injures 11
- Zelenskyy Says Russia Struck Energy Sites Despite Trump Truce Claim
- Poland Tusk Attack Plot: Man in His 60s Arrested
- Kharkiv missile strike: Three killed, officials say
- Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Have Agreed to Energy Ceasefire
- Pope Leo XIV Says He Will Have Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule
- Five Out of Contact After Budhi Gandaki Flood Sweeps Away Homes and Bridges
1 UPDATE: R4 Group Condemns “Heinous” Houthi Attacks on Riyadh Airport
The R4 Group — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan and Türkiye — condemned the Houthi strikes on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport as “heinous” and a violation of Saudi sovereignty, demanding the attacks stop immediately and unconditionally. UN Secretary-General António Guterres added his voice, urging the strikes to cease.
The statement followed Sunday’s second strike in two days, which killed one Pakistani resident and injured 11 — a day after an attack that killed 12 and injured 309. The airport remains closed as airlines pull back.
2 Riyadh Airport Attack: Second Strike Kills 1, Injures 11
A second Houthi strike on King Khalid International Airport on Sunday killed one person and injured 11, deepening the crisis a day after Saturday’s deadlier attack left 12 dead and 309 injured. The airport remains closed while the Houthis claimed four waves of strikes.
The piece also covers the international reaction, including an FAA warning and President Trump’s comments.
3 Zelenskyy Says Russia Struck Energy Sites Despite Trump Truce Claim
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia kept striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight despite President Trump’s announcement that both sides had agreed to an energy truce. Zelenskyy said Ukraine would honor the pause if Russia does.
Trump announced the deal ahead of his planned Budapest meeting with Vladimir Putin; the Kremlin had not officially responded.
4 Poland Tusk Attack Plot: Man in His 60s Arrested
Polish police arrested a man in his 60s suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, detaining him in Lower Silesia after an alert from the State Protection Service and tracing him through online posts. Searches of his home continued, and Tusk confirmed the arrest on X.
The arrest comes amid a heightened security alert in Poland linked to Russian threats and school attacks.
5 Kharkiv missile strike: Three killed, officials say
Three people were killed when a Russian missile struck near a grocery store in Pisochyn, outside Kharkiv, on Sunday. The regional governor reported 22 injured, including two children, as of Sunday evening.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said the strike started a fire covering about 300 square meters. Casualty figures and responsibility are attributed to Ukrainian officials and were not independently verified.
6 Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Have Agreed to Energy Ceasefire
President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure, presenting it as a step toward ending the war. The announcement came ahead of his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest.
The claim landed amid ongoing Russian strikes reported by Kyiv.
7 Pope Leo XIV Says He Will Have Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a small lung nodule detected at a very early stage. The 71-year-old made the announcement on X and at the Sunday Angelus.
He asked the faithful for prayers.
8 Five Out of Contact After Budhi Gandaki Flood Sweeps Away Homes and Bridges
A flash flood on the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha, Nepal, swept away homes and suspension bridges after a landslide blocked the river between Lokpa and Chumling, leaving five people — two women and three men — out of contact.
Nepali Army helicopters rescued stranded residents, and about 437 security personnel were deployed to the area.
Editor’s Note: This recap was prepared with the assistance of AI tools. Virginia Times gathered the source material from multiple sources and thoroughly reviewed the information before publication.
