Victoria Bisset

• Europe

It was not the first time Francis has taken aim at his American critics, but the comments reflect a growing bluntness from the pope.

• Women's World Cup

The head of Spain’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s victory in the women’s World Cup. She says it wasn’t consensual.

• Europe

The mercenary chief who died in a plane crash outside Moscow was not Vladimir Putin’s only foe to suffer mysterious misfortune or death.

• Women's World Cup

Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales will be suspended for an initial period of 90 days, FIFA said in a statement Saturday.

• Environment

Antarctic sea ice melted before emperor penguin chicks could develop waterproof feathers last year, causing them to drown or freeze to death, scientists say.

• Style

Kevin Hart says he injured himself after trying to do “young stuff” — racing ex-NFL player Stevan Ridley. “Ladies and gentleman, the age 40 is real,” he added.

• Style

The #eggcrackchallenge trend involves parents cracking eggs on the forehead of their unsuspecting children. Experts warn it models bullying behavior.

• Asia

Eight people trapped in a cable car in Pakistan’s mountainous north were rescued by the military, in Battagram, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

• War in Ukraine

Scores of people were injured in the Chernihiv strike on a theater, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.