BBC World News

1. US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz

   The US disputed Iran's claim the waterway is shut, a move Tehran says was a response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

2. BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

   Travelling with a humanitarian convoy, BBC's Hugo Bachega has been given rare access to a part of Lebanon under Israeli occupation.

3. Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike

   Mona Khalil, who had refused to leave the beach she had spent years protecting, died after several days in hospital, an environmental group said.

4. Colombia's escalating, brutal internal conflict is defining its presidential election

   A left-wing senator who backs talks with armed gangs faces an outsider endorsed by Trump.

5. Meloni tells Trump to 'focus on your own popularity' as row escalates

   The US president earlier questioned Meloni's popularity after suggesting she "begged" for a photo at G7 summit