BBC World News

1. US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

   The directive comes hours after President Trump said the US will pause migration from "third-world countries".

2. Zelensky's top adviser resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home

   Andriy Yermak, 54, has been the Ukrainian president's chief of staff throughout Russia's full-scale war.

3. Eight more arrested over fire in Hong Kong that killed at least 128 people

   Authorities say 89 bodies are unidentified and 79 people remain injured after Wednesday's blaze.

4. Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

   Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country.

5. Hungary's Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow

   Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine".