The support of at least 89 of the 133 cardinal electors participating in the conclave was needed to elect a new bishop of Rome. In accordance with tradition, a senior cardinal first addressed the crowd gathered in St. Peterβs Square from the loggia of St. Peterβs Basilica with the words: βHabemus papam!β β Latin for βWe have a pope!β
The new Pope himself then appeared on the balcony to deliver his first words as the pontiff. βPeace be with you all,β Leo XIV said, adding that it was βthe first greetings of the resurrected Christ.β He then explained that he would βalso like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families.β
Though most projections estimate that the object will reenter the atmosphere around May 10, unknowns about its exact shape and size β as well as the unpredictability of space weather β make some degree of uncertainty inevitable.
Itβs also unclear which portion of the vehicle is set to reenter, though researchers believe it to be the probe, or βentry capsule,β which was designed to survive the extreme temperature and pressure of landing on Venus β which has an atmosphere 90 times more dense than Earthβs.
That means it could survive its unexpected trip back home, posing a small but non-zero risk to people on the ground.
The chances of Cosmos 482 causing deadly damage are roughly 1 in 25,000, according to The Aerospace Corporationβs calculations, Sorge said.
Thatβs a much lower risk than some other pieces of space debris. At least a few defunct rocket parts reenter Earthβs atmosphere each year, Sorge noted, and many have carried higher odds of catastrophe.
Some of the cardinals considered top contenders to become the next pope were visible this morning. Among them were Cardinal Pietro Parolin β widely viewed as the frontrunner β and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, who was spotted in the front row.
Christopher Lamb, CNNβs Vatican correspondent, said that the presence of high-profile cardinals in visible positions is βimportant to watch,β but cautioned against assuming any clear favorite.
βThere is that saying, βhe who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal,β so I think in this conclave itβs the outsiders who could storm through,β he said. βThe politics do play a role, and I think that it has led some cardinals to think that past conventional wisdom β that there canβt be an American pope β no longer holds.β
Many of the frontrunners are Italian, though Lamb noted that the countryβs cardinals have historically struggled to unite behind a single name.
Update:
Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope in history, emerges.
Islamabad has vowed retaliation as the most intense fighting in years broke out between the nuclear-armed rivals
India has launched βOperation Sindoor,βtargeting what it called βterrorist infrastructureβ in Pakistan and the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley.
Islamabad condemned the strikes as a βheinous provocationβ and vowed retaliation.
New Delhi said it hit at least nine targets early Wednesday morning, insisting that the strikes were directed at βterrorist campsβ and not the Pakistani armed forces or civilians.
βOur actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution,β the Indian government said in a statement.
Update:
United States: President Donald Trump called Indiaβs military operation against Pakistan βa shame.β US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the national security advisers from India and Pakistan and urged βboth to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.β
India has banned all online content from Pakistan.
βIn the interest of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India are advised to discontinue the web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming media content, whether made available on a subscription based model or otherwise, having its origins in Pakistan with immediate effect,β Indiaβs Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in an advisory.
India has attacked air defense systems in various locations throughout Pakistan in response to Islamabadβs attempts to launch cross-border strikes against a number of military targets.
Pakistani drones are attacking Jammu, Indian. The military of India are engaging, blackouts reported in the area.
Pakistan are attacking various Indian town & cities including; Udhampur, Jammu, Akhnoor, Pathankote.
Israeli Prime Minister says Palestinians in Gaza will be relocated to the south during a βnew phaseβ of intense military operation, with reports suggesting that Israel is considering occupying the entire enclave and taking control of aid distribution.
Germanyβs main political parties have failed to elect an agreed candidate as chancellor in a historic moment for the EU nationβs politics
A proposed coalition of Germanyβs liberal and conservative parties has failed to elect a chancellor in a German parliament first round vote.
Frederich Merz, the Christian Democratic candidate who was also backed by the liberal SPD, garnered 310 votes on Tuesday, falling six short of the 316 needed for an absolute majority. The session was adjourned for consultations among political groups regarding their next steps.
According to German media, the vote failure marks the first time in Germanyβs post-war history that a chancellor candidate has been thwarted in such a manner.
Merzβs proposed coalition, comprising his CSU/CDU bloc and the German Social Democrats (SPD), holds 328 seats in the Bundestag.
First post-WWII flop of its kind. Some allies turned on him. Another vote in 14 days or new elections. Political crisis looms. AfD watching closely. pic.twitter.com/KNV9fa1xVq
Spraying pesticides on his parched vegetables one street away from the Indus River, Pakistani farmer Homla Thakhur is worried about his future.
The sun is at its peak, the river is running very low, and India has vowed to cut supplies upstream after a deadly militantΒ attackΒ in Kashmir.
“If they stop water, all of this will turn into the Thar desert, the whole country,” said Thakhur, 40, before heading back to the river to refill the tank for the spray gun.
β’οΈ World on the Brink of Nuclear Escalation: India Halts Water Flow to Pakistan β First Time in 65 Years
For the first time since 1960, India cuts off water from the Baglihar Dam, breaching the Indus Waters Treaty. Next up: the Kishanganga Dam. Pakistan sees this as an act of⦠pic.twitter.com/hawBM9ABag
The scientists developing the experimental βSerovaβ Covid mRNA βvaccineβ insist that it will be administered as a nasal spray.
However, the development of inhaled βvaccinesβ could allow for large numbers of people to be βvaccinatedβ at once if the AeroVax were sprayed into the atmosphere.
If the AeroVax were deployed atmospherically, it could βvaccinateβ entire towns and cities at once, bypassing individual consent.
Populations could be βvaccinatedβ without their knowledge under such a scheme.
A total of 75 percent of the participants will get the real version of the real βvaccine,β while the rest will get placebos.
Two versions of the βinhaledβ Covid βvaccinesβ were developed in 2021.
They were named βTri:ChAdβ and βTri:HuAd.β
Like the mRNA injections, both AeroVax βvaccinesβ use some form of the spike protein found in the Covid virus.
