The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signalled a relinquishing of papal authority from Europe.
Ukrainian officials say Russia has violated its own ceasefire more than 700 times while Russian authorities say Ukraine has tried to move into the Kursk region.
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is a Peruvian citizen, which allowed him to overcome a traditional taboo against the election of pontiff from the United States.
Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel to resume voting for a new pope after a billow of black smoke signalled that the first conclave ballot failed to find a new Catholic leader.
‘We are just coasting along, she’ll be right, that sort of attitude and all the evidence is starting to show without exaggerating that she won’t be alright.’
Over 45,000 people have watched on as black smoke poured from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling a stalemate after cardinals failed to agree on a new Pope in Rome.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in Moscow to discuss their ‘no limits’ partnership amid a trade war with US President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has told parliament the government will not agree to recognise any temporarily occupied territories as Russian.