BBC World News

1. Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge

   Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

2. US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds

   Bassam al-Hassan is being sheltered in return for information - including about abducted US reporter Austin Tice.

3. Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain

   Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

4. Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC

   A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

5. Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debate

   Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.