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Habemus Papam: Nach nur 24 Stunden Konklave steigt aus dem Schornstein auf der Sixtinischen Kapelle weißer Rauch auf. Erstmals kommt ein Pontifex aus den USA.

The Patrouille de France, a unit of the French Air and Space Force, flies over the Arc de Triomphe, leaving a trail of blue, white and red smoke in its wake during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory on 8 May 1945. IMAGES

Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, appears at the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. IMAGES

Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, announces protodeacon Cardinal Dominique Mamberti who appears on the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica. SOUNDBITE

Police monitor the traffic during a blackout in Jammu city as explosions were reported at the airport of the key city in the Indian-held part of disputed Kashmir territory. A security source, who was not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the explosion without giving details about what caused them, but it came as

French President Emmanuel Macron ascends the Champs-Elysees with the grand mixed escort of the Republican Guard before proceeding to the Arc de Triomphe for the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory on 8 May 1945. IMAGES

Bells ring from St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican as a new pope is elected by the cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel. IMAGES

French President Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath at the statue of General de Gaulle on the Champs-Elysees during the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory on May 8, 1945. IMAGES

Swiss Guards and the Vatican’s ceremonial band parade towards St. Peter’s Basilica after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that a new pope has been chosen. IMAGES