demis lane salue is reporting from outside the vatican theater in paris. thank you. all right, let's turn to some other stories making headlines around the world. french forces in mali have reportedly killed a senior jihad is later linked to numerous attacks. the french defense minister hailed the operation against the military leader of al qaeda north africa wing france has deployed thousands of troops in mali and across the region to counter islamist militants. police in the philippines say the death toll from typhoon vanco has risen to at least 26 as floodwaters recede and the cleanup gets underway. a massive storm. the 3rd in as many weeks brought some of the worst flooding in years to the capital. manila and nearby provinces crews interim president is calling for calm as protest, escalate over the abrupt ouster of the country's former leader. and while marino took office on tuesday after congress voted to remove martin visit cowra of a bribery allegations, merino has since sworn in his new cabinet, filling most positions with technocrats. the u.s. department of