BBC World News

1. Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump's closing chapter

   The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.

2. US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections

   US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

3. Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes

   The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.

4. Russian bombing kills 29 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says

   Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president called an "utterly horrific" attack.

5. Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision

   Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel dies after suffering an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match.