International News

1. 'Everything went off': How Spain and Portugal's massive power cut unfolded

   Residents stuck on trains, phones not working, checkouts off: How a massive power cut caused chaos.

2. Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage

   Spain declares a national emergency as millions of people are left without power amid chaotic scenes.

3. 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.

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Trump questions Putin's desire for peace after meeting Zelensky at the Vatican

   The US president says he fears the Russian leader is "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.

9. Images of Pope Francis's tomb released

   The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.