International News

1. Spain rules out cyber attack - but what could have caused power cut?

   The Spanish grid operator said the preliminary assessment suggests there was no cyber attack.

2. How Spain powered back to life from unprecedented national blackout

   However diversified Spain's energy mix is, the blackout required an enormous effort to get back up and running.

3. Malta's golden passport scheme breaks EU law, top court rules

   The scheme lets people become citizens after paying, buying or renting property of a certain value, and donating to charity.

4. Dimitrov beats Fearnley as matches resume in Madrid

   Grigor Dimitrov converts his third match point - over 24 hours after his first - to beat Britain's Jacob Fearnley and reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.

5. Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?

   Vladimir Putin calls a three-day ceasefire in May, coinciding with events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two's end.

6. Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May

   Ukraine calls for an "immediate" ceasefire of at least 30 days in response.

7. Conclave to elect new pope to begin on 7 May, Vatican says

   The closed-door meeting will begin in the Sistine Chapel and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world.

8. Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum

   It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.

9. Police raids across France after wave of prison attacks

   Police make 25 arrests so far as officers target Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and, the city of Lyon.