The Vatican conclave on Thursday chose a new Pope, Robert Prevost - the first American pope, Vatican News said. The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel have elected 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV becomes the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

A loud explosion was heard near the military airport on Walton Road in Lahore on Thursday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. There were also reports that multiple blasts had occurred in areas near the Walton Road in Lahore. The road leads to Lahore Cantonment. Media reports said that the Pakistani police officials confirmed the blast.

A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted.

The Papal Conclave is one of the most keenly-observed electoral processes around the world. After Pope Francis' death last month, preparations are on in the Vatican City to pick the new head of the Catholic Church -- that boasts well over a billion followers across the globe. Several cardinals (senior Church members) are being seen as frontrunners for the coveted position.

Several Indian defence websites were affected in a major cyberattack by a group based out of Pakistan just a fortnight after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam that has sparked tensions between the neighbouring countries. Sensitive data of military personnel, including their login credentials, may have been compromised in the attack.