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00:00Pope Leo XIV gave his first blessing as pontiff this Sunday.
00:07In his speech, he called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
00:16He quoted the late Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the globe today,
00:23saying it was, quote, a third world war in pieces.
00:27He also said he was honoured to have his first address be on Good Shepherd Sunday.
00:47Pope Leo XIV was elected on Thursday and is the first pontiff from the United States.
00:53Over 333,000 registered voters in Portugal can vote early this Sunday for the 18th of May legislative elections.
01:06A record since mobile voting began, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
01:12The early election comes as President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa dissolved the coalition government.
01:19After the centre-right government of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a vote of confidence in March.
01:2721 parties are running in these early elections, including coalitions.
01:32A Euronews poll shows Luis Montenegro's AD coalition leading with 34.1% support.
01:40The Socialist Party, led by Pedro Nuno Santos, is at 27.1%.
01:46Meanwhile, the populist right-wing Chega Party comes third with 15.2%.
01:52Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Ukraine to take part in direct talks
02:00hours after European leaders urged Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
02:05Speaking in a late-night televised address,
02:08Putin offered to resume direct talks without preconditions on Thursday, 15 May.
02:14He said this was to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to achieve lasting peace.
02:21We propose, without delay, the next Tuesday, 15 May, in Istanbul,
02:28where they had been before and where they were separated, with the countries of Europe.
02:34In particular, those who are still focused on serious negotiations with Ukraine.
02:40On Saturday, Kyiv played host to four leaders who formed part of the Coalition of the Willing,
02:47a group of countries committed to supporting Ukraine.
02:50The leaders warned that new and massive sanctions would be imposed on Russia
02:54should President Putin not agree to the unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
02:59Albanians head to the polls for parliamentary elections,
03:04in which Prime Minister Eddie Rama is seeking an unprecedented fourth-turn office.
03:10Rama, in par as head of the Socialist Party since 2013,
03:14is likely to beat his old rival, former Prime Minister Sally Berisha of the Democratic Party.
03:20Polls show Rama, who has promised EU membership within the next five years,
03:24has a commanding lead over Berisha, who has been weakened by graft delegations.
03:28But Rama may need assistance of smaller parties to maintain a narrow four-seat majority.
03:37India and Pakistan have accused each other of violations of an immediate ceasefire agreement
03:41both nations announced on Saturday.
03:44The accusations of violations of the truce came just hours after its declaration
03:49and following days of military strikes across the border.
03:53According to local reports, several explosions were heard
03:56in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region.
03:59For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening,
04:09between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan.
04:15The ceasefire deal which was first announced by U.S. President Donald Trump was hailed in both nations,
04:21with some residents trooping out to celebrate.
04:24Tensions between India and Pakistan significantly escalated last week,
04:29with the neighboring countries exchanging fire for several days after India's missile attack on Pakistan.
04:35India blames Pakistan for an attack in April that killed 26 people in the disputed Kashmir region,
04:42a claim that Pakistan denies.
04:44The