News Summary at 3:25 p.m. EDT

Iran's missiles and drones targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, prompting U.S. interceptions as Bahrain called on Tehran to halt what it described as a serious escalation. Iran said it targeted the U.S. military and criticized U.S. strikes on surveillance facilities on Qeshm Island as a ceasefire violation. The U.S. reported no injuries among its personnel. In other violence, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed nine people, including Lebanese military members, days after a ceasefire deal. In the West Bank, Palestinian officials said a seven-month-old boy was killed as Israeli troops fired on a family vehicle. Ukraine intensified strikes on St. Petersburg after Putin rejected Zelenskyy’s calls for direct talks, while Russia claimed 376 Ukrainian drones were shot down. Pope Leo X urged Spain to curb polarization on his first papal visit in 15 years.