Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa (R), next to him Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, French President Emmanuel Macron (L), in Paris, May 7, 2025.(Photo: SANA)
People gather in St Peter's Square as they wait to see the smoke billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in St Peter's Square during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo:AP)
riedrich Merz (L) receives his certificate of appointment from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after he was elected as Germany's new Chancellor, at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin on May 6, 2025.. (Photo: AFP)