BBC World News

1. UN humanitarian chief urges Israel to open more crossings into Gaza

   Palestinians in Gaza are reported to be stockpiling food, amid anxiety that the ceasefire will unravel.

2. 'Worse than starting from scratch': how big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?

   BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.

3. Ukraine imposes blackouts in most regions after Russian power grid attacks

   This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

4. Cracked windscreen forces US Defence Secretary's plane to make unscheduled landing in UK

   The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.

5. 'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80

   President Ruto leads the tributes to Kenya's former prime minister and long-time opposition leader.