BBC World News

1. Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war

   The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

2. What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress

   Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power.

3. Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years

   Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

4. Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

   He had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was "offensive" to Italian culture.

5. French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits

   The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold rooms storing blood were impacted by hackers.