World's tallest boy faces risky brain surgery to stop growing

Gabriel Gomes, 12 years old, is the world's tallest boy with the height of 7 foot 5 inches (2.3metres), suffering from gigantism. There's a tumor in his brain that helps produce too much growth hormone.

The boy towers 2.3 metres (7 foot 5 inches) and stands out stood next to his petite mother(by International networks)

Gabriel is aware that his second operation, in order to reach the tumor, will bring more risks

In case to secure the illness, he took the risky brain surgery at the age of 10, but the surgery was not completely successful.

And now, he has to take another riskier operation to remove the tumor in order to lower hormone levels, as the doctors warned that his organs may fail and even cause death. 

Gabriel Gomes, from Brazil, suffers from gigantism which means his body produces too much of a growth hormone

Mother Ricardene is happy her son can now lead a normal life after the surgery was a success

The boy gets distressed as he is wheeled into the operating theatre( from discovery)

Doctors carry out MRI scans on the boy and discover he's experienced a blood clot

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House.

The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.

“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday.

The president, when asked about the package by reporters, said, “I know nothing about it.”

Trump left his Palm Beach, Florida, club, Mar-a-Lago, around 6:20 p.m. for the roughly 10-minute drive to the airport, but took a circular route around the city to get there.

During the drive, police officers on motorcycles created a moving blockade for the motorcade, at one point almost colliding with the vans that accompanied Trump.

Air Force One was parked on the opposite side of the airport from where it is usually located and the lights outside the plane were turned off.

Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman for U.S. Secret Service, said the secondary route was taken just as a precaution and that “that is standard protocol.”

President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)