World News: Israeli drone fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid ceasefire deal deadlock

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At least two people were killed by Israeli drone fire in Rafah, and three others were injured in Khan Younis on Monday, local time. This comes amid growing fears of renewed conflict after the first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an end over the weekend.

The initial ceasefire, which began in January, expired without an agreement on how to proceed. Hamas is demanding the immediate implementation of a second phase, calling for a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza. However, Israel has proposed a temporary extension of the ceasefire until April, contingent on further hostage and prisoner exchanges.

After negotiations to extend the ceasefire broke down Israel on Sunday, imposed a total blockade on Gaza, cutting off all supplies, including food and fuel, to the enclave.

At least two people were killed and 11 others were injured in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, local time when a car was driven into a crowd during a carnival celebration.

Authorities have arrested the suspect, a 40-year-old German man, who is now under investigation for two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder. According to Mannheim prosecutors, the man shot himself following the attack but survived and is in a stable condition in hospital.

They also said the attack did not appear to be politically or religiously motivated but suggested the suspect may have been mentally unstable.

Police in Mannheim had been on high alert after a surge in violent incidents in Germany in recent months.

In December, a similar car-ramming attack occurred in Magdeburg, followed by another in Munich last month.

Pope Francis is back on a ventilator in a hospital in Rome after experiencing two episodes of acute respiratory distress on Monday.

According to a Vatican official later the same day the pope's acute respiratory distress had stabilized and the 88-year-old pontiff was under "careful observation."

Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital on February 14th due to a respiratory infection with pneumonia detected in both lungs.

The latest setback means the pope will miss the procession and mass on Wednesday marking the first day of Lent.

U.S. space company Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its uncrewed lunar lander, Blue Ghost, on the moon, becoming the second private company to successfully land on the moon.

Blue Ghost, about the size of a compact car and equipped with four legs, carried 10 scientific payloads. It landed in the northeastern region of the moon in the early hours of Sunday, U.S. time.

Firefly claims it is the first to achieve a "fully successful" soft landing.

Previously, Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus lander last year, but it touched down at an angle, causing many of its onboard instruments to malfunction.

Yoon Se-young, Arirang News