No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Vatican's Sistine Chapel
Black smoke billows from a chimney on the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for a second day as cardinals meeting in conclave once again failed to choose a new pope. IMAGES
In his government statement on the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) stressed that there could be "no peace deal over the heads of the Ukrainians." Moreover, he does not currently see that Russia's President Vladimir Putin would be ready for peace negotiations. "Rather, Putin is relying on threatening gestures," Scholz said in the Bundestag.
Black smoke billows from a chimney on the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for a second day as cardinals meeting in conclave once again failed to choose a new pope. IMAGES
The United Kingdom will shortly announce $10 billion in new orders for Boeing planes, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says, touting the two countries' new trade deal. "There's going to be an announcement in the UK that they are buying $10 billion worth of Boeing planes later today," he says. "But I'm going to let the name of the airline announce it because that's theirs to do," he adds with a grin. SOUNDBITE
Bells ring out on St Peter's square a few minutes after white smoke bellowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on the second day of the conclave, meaning a new Pope has been elected. IMAGES
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