PM Modi has put his 3-nation Europe visit on hold as tensions between India and Pakistan have surged in the wake of the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in which 26 civilians were killed by Pak-linked terrorists in a religiously-motivated attack.

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday, signalling that the 133 Catholic cardinals meeting in a secret conclave failed to elect a new pope on their first ballot.

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump said if he could do anything to help, “I will be there” and wants the escalating conflict between the two countries to “stop”.