The world awaits a smoke sign
Scores of cardinals will file into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel at this time to forged ballots for the subsequent pope, in one of many world’s oldest dramas. They are going to be sequestered till a successor to Pope Francis is chosen. Nobody is aware of how lengthy the conclave will final.
The most important variety of cardinals in historical past — 133 representing about 70 international locations — will collect below Michelangelo’s frescoes to pick the subsequent chief of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
“As soon as they’re in, we’ll know virtually nothing,” Jason Horowitz, our Rome bureau chief, instructed me. “However the puffs of black smoke, which signify an inconclusive election, will inform us one thing, too.”
“The primary vote is mostly symbolic, testing the power of candidates, but when the election goes deep into the second day with solely black smoke, we are going to know that the cardinals are having a tough time reaching a consensus,” Jason mentioned. “Ultimately the smoke will flip white and the brand new pope might be revealed on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.” Here’s more about how the pope will be chosen.
India mentioned it carried out strikes in Pakistan
India mentioned early at this time that it had carried out strikes on what it known as “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan, two weeks after an assault by armed militants killed greater than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Residents mentioned they’d heard explosions and jets flying overhead in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. This is a developing story.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Military mentioned two different locations had been attacked, within the metropolis of Bahawalpur, in Punjab Province, and in Kotli, a metropolis in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Context: The April assault was one of many worst assaults on Indian civilians in many years, and India was fast to counsel that Pakistan was concerned. The 2 nuclear-armed international locations have fought a number of wars over Kashmir, a shared area that every claims to carry in full.
“Some locations aren’t on the market,” Carney mentioned. Trump replied, “By no means say by no means.”
After the assembly, Carney instructed reporters he felt higher about Trump’s posture towards Canada, however stopped wanting reporting any concrete negotiations. He mentioned the best way ahead could be stuffed with “zigs and zags,” however expressed confidence there was a commerce deal to be made.
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