Black smoke emerges from the chimney in the Vatican, indicating no new pope has been elected yet

After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney at around 9pm local time.

The signal means more voting will take place tomorrow as a new pope has not yet been chosen.

‘World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war’, says Trump

BBC News archive footage tells the extraordinary story of the smoke signal confusion of the 1958 Conclave.

After a week of good weather, Paris was hit by a hailstorm and thunder on Saturday afternoon.

The man expected to be Germany’s next foreign minister reacts after Friedrich Merz fell short in a parliamentary vote to be named chancellor.

The BBC’s religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it’s so difficult to guess who will be the next pontiff.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners gather in Rome to pay tribute to the late pontiff.

The Pope has chosen to be buried in a simple coffin at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.

The Pope is being laid to rest at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

The pontiff’s funeral is being held days after he died at the age of 88.

Thousands have gathered in Rome to pay their respects to the late pontiff.

The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford says people from all over the world have gathered to pay their respects.

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome’s church of Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking a 100-year-old tradition.

From Pius XII to Benedict XVI, the BBC looks back at video from papal funerals since 1958.

Pope Francis will remain lying in an open coffin until his funeral on Saturday

It is unclear if Ukraine has accepted the terms or already discussed the plans for the pause in fighting with Russia.

A look behind the investigation by BBC Verify’s Olga Robinson and Christine Jeavans into the seized homes of Mariupol.

Footage shows moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy