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Pope Francis makes unexpected visit to a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Pope Francis canonizes first Sri Lankan as a saint during open air mass in Colombo. Julie Noce reports.
Preperations are underway in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo ahead of the visit by Pope Francis. Julie Noce reports.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).