Watch: Moment white smoke billows, signalling a new pope's election

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White fume billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney connected Thursday day signalled that a caller pope has been elected, succeeding Pope Francis.

We don't yet cognize who has been selected, but it volition go wide erstwhile they look connected the balcony of the Sistine Chapel, apt wrong the hour.

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Nuns stitchery to ticker for fume aft conclave ballot

Watch: Black fume emerges aft archetypal conclave ballot

The awesome means much voting volition instrumentality spot time arsenic a caller pope has not yet been chosen.

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Europe

Eluned Morgan, successful a yellowish overgarment and achromatic and achromatic top, adjacent to Mistar Urdd, a white, reddish and greenish mascot

First curate joins singalong astir Welsh mascot

This year’s Urdd National Eisteddfod volition instrumentality spot successful Port Talbot’s Margam Park aboriginal this month.

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Wales

Water spout spotted implicit the Gulf of California successful Mexico.

Watch: Massive waterspout spotted successful the Gulf of California

Social media users captured the immense vortex that formed adjacent the municipality of Puerto Peñasco.

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World

BBC reporters connected the crushed successful Kashmir

Watch: How tensions escalated betwixt India and Pakistan

BBC journalists connected the crushed explicate however a time of struggle unfolded.

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Asia

An aged antheral wearing an RAF chapeau and a acheronian suit looks disconnected to the broadside of the camera

Cliff Storr: 'The RAF was my existent family'

RAF navigator Cliff Storr completed much than 50 raids passim the people of World War Two.

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An aged pistillate wearing glasses looks disconnected camera

Ula Rigg: 'I led a VE Day sing-song'

When quality broke that the warfare successful Europe had ended, Ula Rigg's singing sparked celebrations connected the streets of Bristol.

1 time ago

Joe Biden speaks to the BBC successful an interview

Biden: Withdrawing from 2024 contention earlier 'wouldn't person mattered'

The erstwhile US president says helium has nary regrets implicit his precocious withdrawal successful the contention against Donald Trump.

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US & Canada

US President Donald Trump speaks astir the FIFA World Cup 2026 astatine the White House.

'World Cup tin beryllium inducement for Russia to extremity war', says Trump

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Europe

BBC writer extracurricular Srinagar International airport

Airports closed, eerie soundlessness successful Indian-administered Kashmir

In Srinagar successful Indian-administered Kashmir, a road, usually engaged with tourists and travellers, lies deserted.

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Asia

Farhat Javed

Fear and uncertainty aft strikes: BBC reports from Muzaffarabad

An Indian aerial onslaught damaged a mosque and immoderate houses Muzaffarabad successful Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

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Asia

BBC Urdu newsman lasting extracurricular a gathering which was targeted by Indian aerial strikes connected Wednesday

Ground study from the tract of aerial strikes successful Pakistan's Muridke

The building, which is located successful a densely-populated area, remains cordoned disconnected by information forces.

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Asia

Riyaz Masroor reports from clang tract successful Pampore.

BBC reports from clang tract successful Pampore

Debris from an unidentified craft has been recovered successful Pampore successful Indian-administered Kashmir.

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Asia

Gareth Lewis sitting connected the steps extracurricular the Senedd, wearing a suit and achromatic shirt. He is mid speech with his hands retired successful beforehand of him.