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MADRID - Pope Leo XIV opened his weeklong visit to Spain by telling leaders to stop fanning the flames of polarisation and by praising the country's support for migrants. Speaking at the royal palace with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, he called Spain's commitment to peace and solidarity a model. He also said he will meet abuse survivors. The Church, as ever, has work to do.

YEREVAN - Armenia votes Sunday with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeking another term and promising closer ties with Europe, while Moscow squeezes the country with trade pressure and political warnings. The stakes are bigger than one parliament. Pashinyan’s critics want a reset toward Russia. His supporters say the old playbook already failed. Either way, the vote will say plenty about where Armenia thinks its future lives.

BEIRUT - Israel kept striking southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, including three Lebanese soldiers, even after a US-brokered truce was announced. Lebanon’s army said an Israeli attack hit a military vehicle near Kfar Tebnit. Israel said the road was in an active combat zone and that the incident was under investigation. More evacuations followed. The ceasefire, for now, looks thin.

TUNIS - Hundreds marched in Tunisia’s capital demanding press freedom and the release of political prisoners detained during President Kais Saied’s crackdown on dissent.

The protests targeted a government that has jailed opposition figures, including Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi. Saied has tightened his grip on power since suspending parliament in 2021, and critics say the arrests are meant to chill dissent. The streets, at least, are still talking.

WASHINGTON - CBS News projects that former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has advanced in California's top-two governor's primary, putting him on track for November. A second candidate has not yet been projected to join him. The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom stayed tight through the count, with Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer still in the mix.

LITTLE ROCK - A judge on Thursday dropped the murder charge against Arkansas sheriff candidate Aaron Spencer, ruling that investigators mishandled evidence so badly it tainted the case. Spencer had been charged in the October 2024 killing of Michael Fosler, who was accused of sexually abusing Spencer's 13-year-old daughter. Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. called the sheriff's office conduct "so egregious" that dismissal was warranted.

WASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned violent protests over the stabbing death of university student Henry Nowak, after police said six more people were charged with violent disorder and the total rose to 11. The case has been seized on by far-right figures, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blamed Britain’s immigration policy. Starmer called the violence disgraceful and completely unacceptable.

WASHINGTON - A federal judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump’s name was added to the Kennedy Center building. The ruling leaves the center on the losing end of a fight it probably did not need. Redd had objected to the name change before pulling out. The court agreed that was enough.

NEW YORK - Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways say travelers are still paying up for premium seats and perks, even as economic pressure builds. The two carriers say demand for a higher-end experience has held up better than some investors expected. That does not mean the whole market is healthy. It does mean the airlines can still charge more for the good seats, which is the part they care about.

PARIS - A consortium of French telecommunications companies signed an agreement to buy SFR, valuing the country's second-largest mobile carrier at €20.4 billion, or $23.5 billion. The deal will test how much consolidation European regulators are willing to tolerate in a market they usually say they want to keep competitive. That is the polite version of the fight ahead.

SAN ANTONIO - Jalen Brunson hit the go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left, and the Knicks escaped the Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 to take a 2-0 Finals lead.

Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, but his late turnover and missed buzzer-beater left San Antonio staring at a hole no team has ever climbed out of after dropping the first two Finals games at home. New York heads to Madison Square Garden with 13 straight playoff wins and a little room for celebration. Not much, though.

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Golden Tempo won the 158th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, giving the Kentucky Derby winner a second Triple Crown victory this year. Jose Ortiz rode the colt to a late charge that held off Commandment, with favorite Renegade third. The 1 1/4-mile race was run at Saratoga Race Course while Belmont Park is under renovation. Golden Tempo paid $14 to win.

CHICAGO - Germany beat the United States 2-1 at Soldier Field in the Americans' final World Cup warmup, and the early hole mattered. Kai Havertz scored in the second minute, Antonee Robinson answered with a rocket before halftime, and Leroy Sané restored Germany's lead in the 57th minute. Germany also lost midfielder Lennart Karl to a thigh injury before the tournament. The U.S. has questions now, not answers.

BARCELONA - Olivia Rodrigo revealed at Primavera Sound that her next album includes a duet with the Cure's Robert Smith, and she did it by bringing him onstage mid-song. The pair premiered "What’s Wrong With Me" together, with Rodrigo telling the crowd it was her first song with a feature. The album, due in less than a week, has already kept one of pop's better secrets. The Cure still know how to make an entrance.

NEW YORK - The turmoil at "60 Minutes" deepened this week after CBS fired Scott Pelley, then watched Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they would stay. The three veterans said they were still deeply upset by the ouster of top producers Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich, and by what they see as a leadership style that treats a newsroom like a dictatorship. Pelley, meanwhile, thanked fans from his sailboat. The ratings leader is suddenly acting like a show in crisis.