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Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court, was convicted in a complicated financial trial that aired the Vatican’s dirty laundry. (Image credit: Andrew Medichini/AP)

Cardinal Becciu: Vatican court convicts former Pope adviser of financial crimes  BBC.com Vatican trial defendants sentenced to total of 37 years in prison  Vatican News – English Cardinal found guilty of embezzlement in Vatican ‘trial of the century’  The Washington Post A Cardinal

Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of European Union funding to Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of European Union funding to Ukraine.

The pope’s former deputy secretary of state and nine others have been found guilty in the Vatican’s biggest financial corruption scandal.

White House takes action to force government workers to travel via electric vehicle, rail  Fox News

The Israeli military said the decision by two soldiers to open fire violated its rules of engagement.

As evidence of how quickly the mood can change, compare this year’s events with those from 2001.

Agents worried as millions poured in. Hamas bought weapons and plotted an attack. The authorities now say the money helped lay the groundwork for the Oct. 7 assault on Israel.

The three Israelis held by Hamas were shot and killed after an Israeli soldier misidentified them as a threat as they exited a building in Gaza, according to a preliminary report by Israel’s military. (Image credit: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)