BBC World News

1. US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin

   The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

2. Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says

   Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.

3. Katya Adler: France divided over who to blame for riots and what to learn from them

   In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.

4. Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

   Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

5. Pakistan arrests man wanted by US over $126m postage fraud case

   Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.