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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has ruled out any US military presence in the country after reports that President Trump authorized military action against drug cartels. Sheinbaum stressed that while both nations cooperate, a US invasion is “absolutely ruled out.”

Trump’s earlier designation of several Mexican cartels as terrorist groups has raised the possibility of military operations on foreign soil. However, Mexico insists it will not allow any breach of its sovereignty, BBC reported.

Despite this, the two countries continue working together to curb drug trafficking and illegal migration, with recent US fentanyl seizures at the border significantly dropping. US officials praise the ongoing collaboration for improving security on both sides.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed for guiding the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died at age 97. NASA praised Lovell for turning a near-tragedy into a success after an onboard explosion forced the mission to abort its Moon landing, BBC reported.

Lovell, also a member of Apollo 8, was the first person to travel to the Moon twice, though he never landed. Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy hailed Lovell’s role in shaping the US space program.

Lovell’s family remembered him for his optimism, humor, and inspiring spirit. Actor Tom Hanks, who portrayed Lovell in the film Apollo 13, honored him as a daring leader driven by passion rather than fame or fortune, according to BBC.

A bus carrying funeral mourners overturned on the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway in western Kenya, killing 25 people and injuring 20. The passengers, believed to be from one family, were returning from a burial when the driver lost control, according to BBC.

Kenya’s Ministry of Health called for urgent blood donations, while President William Ruto urged authorities to act quickly against negligence to improve road safety. The National Transport and Safety Authority will investigate the crash.

This comes amid a rise in fatal road accidents across Kenya, underlining the urgent need for safer roads, BBC reported.

Israel plans to seize Gaza City and forcibly relocate nearly a million Palestinians to southern areas, but many residents are refusing to leave.

The UN, several European countries, and China have condemned Israel’s military occupation plans. Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 11 people have died of starvation in the past day, raising hunger-related deaths to 212. Since the conflict began, at least 61,369 Palestinians have been killed and 152,850 wounded, Al Jazeera reported.