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According to the Reuters news agency, this is the first problem that raises concerns regarding the health of Pope Leo (71 years old) since he took office.

The Pope told a crowd in St. Peter's Square, in today's sermon, that the matter was detected at a very early stage and that it was "completely under control."

He said: “Recently, during medical examinations, doctors detected a small nodule in my lungs... It was detected at a very early stage and the matter is completely under control.”

He added: “Doctors believe it is best to intervene, and therefore, based on their advice... I decided to undergo surgery to remove it... The surgical procedure has already been scheduled for the next few days.”

The world's cardinals elected Pope Leo to ascend the papal throne in May 2025, at a relatively young age compared to his predecessors in the position. He usually enjoys playing sports such as tennis and is not known to have previously suffered from health problems.

Pope Francis, the late Pope and predecessor of Pope Leo, died at the age of 88 after suffering from deteriorating health in the years before his death.

The Vatican's media office stated that Pope Leo's recovery from the surgery is expected to take about a week. The office did not provide further details about the Pope's health.

The giant Russian technology company, Yandex, announced today (Sunday) that a Ukrainian drone attack damaged its data center in the east of the capital.

According to Agence France-Presse, Yandex, which is often described as the “Google of Russia,” runs the most popular search engine in the country, in addition to a food ordering application and another taxi service used by tens of millions.

This attack, the third of its kind announced in a week, may indicate the start of a new retaliatory campaign launched by Kiev, targeting the Internet infrastructure in Russia, weeks after Moscow began targeting data centers in Ukraine.

The company stated on Telegram that “as a result of a drone attack, the infrastructure of the Yandex data center in the city of Vladimir was damaged.” Data center operations have come to a complete halt.”

She explained that the rest of the infrastructure resources are “unstable” and that the platform is “broken,” noting at the same time that the attack did not result in casualties, while repair operations are underway.

Yandex reported that its data center in Kaluga was damaged on Friday, after its center in Sasovo was damaged on Thursday, knowing that the two cities are located 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow and 300 kilometers southeast of it, respectively.

During the past three weeks, the Russian army has targeted many data centers and infrastructure belonging to Internet and mobile phone service providers in Ukraine, leading to service outages.