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00:00Pro-Western independent candidate Niku Sordhan has won the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes.
00:10Italy's PM Maloney hosted trade talks between U.S. Vice President Vance and EU Commission Chief von der Leyen.
00:20Pope Leo XIV offered a message of love and unity during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square.
00:30Pro-Western independent candidate Niku Sordhan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes.
01:00Don's hard-right contender George Simeon received 46% of the votes in the unprecedented political thriller, which transfixed and polarized the Eastern European country.
01:27Vreau să mulțumesc celor peste 5 milioane de români care și-au pus încrederea în mine.
01:35Nu îi voi dezamăgi. Nu există un lucru mai de preț pentru mine decât încrederea lor.
01:43Am fost singuri împotriva unui întreg sistem, singuri împotriva tuturor.
01:52Sunt mândru de voi și sper că v-am reprezentat cu cinste.
02:00Romania's choice brings a sigh of relief for the EU, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova at a crucial time for all.
02:07But the deep divisions in fractured Romanian society, represented by the small difference in the votes, mean that future President Don faces a massive challenge to reunite the country and address the looming economic turmoil gripping Romania.
02:21Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Malone hosted transatlantic talks between U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome on Sunday.
02:38The discussions were aimed to help trade talks progress between the U.S. and the EU.
02:44Vance called Europe an important ally even though they had some disagreements.
02:51Europe is an important ally of the United States.
02:56The individual countries within Europe are important allies of the United States.
02:59But of course we have some disagreements as friends sometimes do on issues like trade.
03:04Meanwhile, von der Leyen said she hoped it could mark a new beginning in transatlantic relations.
03:10She highlighted the significant trade partnership of more than 1.3 trillion euros per year between the two, calling it the largest trade relationship in the world.
03:22Pope Leo XIV offered a message of love and unity during his inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square.
03:33During the celebration he received the fisherman's ring bearing the image of St. Peter as well as the papal pallium.
03:43The event attended by an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents and princes marks the beginning of a pontificate which opens with an urgent appeal for global peace.
03:57We cannot forget the brothers and sisters who suffer because of the war.
04:06The girls, the children, the families, the elderly, the survived, are reduced to fame.
04:15In Myanmar, new hostilities have destroyed young innocent lives.
04:29The Ukrainian maturacy attends finally negotiations for a right and lasting peace.
04:37After mass, the Pope greeted delegations present inside the basilica.
04:43He also received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
