BBC World News

1. Taiwan insists it is independent after Trump warning

   Fresh from his summit in Beijing, the US president warned against a formal declaration of independence by the island.

2. Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

   President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

3. Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

   Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

4. US planning to charge ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro

   Charges could come as soon as next week in a case reportedly focused on Cuba's downing of two planes in 1996.

5. Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

   No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.