05:10⇢First American Pope Celebrates Inaugural Mass
⌨The newspapers extensively cover the election of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff in history (BFMTV, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Parisien, Le Point, L'Express, Libération, Boulevard Voltaire, Mediapart). The 69-year-old, born in Chicago to a Franco-Italian father and Spanish mother, is described as a moderate capable of balancing tradition with modernity (Le Monde, Le Point). Meanwhile, Europe is reinforcing its borders against Russia with walls, barbed wire, and bunkers across northeastern Europe following the Ukraine war (France TV Info). In economic news, Bitcoin's resurgence is linked to Trump's crypto-friendly stance (Les Echos).