The Vatican announced that the health of 88-year-old spiritual leader Pope Francis, who has been under treatment for pneumonia since February 14 due to a respiratory infection at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, has deteriorated in the last 24 hours and has become “critical.”
“Although he is more unwell than yesterday, he is awake and spent the day in a chair. The course of the disease is currently being monitored,” said authorities.
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the international community for failing to stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza, where he said “babies, children, and the elderly die of starvation.” He called for urgent UN reform, arguing the current system cannot end oppression in the Middle East.
Erdoğan also highlighted Türkiye’s role in supporting regional peace efforts in Syria, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia, stressing cooperation through the Turkic States Organization and major transport projects like the Middle Corridor and Development Road. He said Türkiye seeks a just global order based on diplomacy, trade, and stability.
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