BBC World News

1. Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

   The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.

2. Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

   Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.

3. Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project

   Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.

4. South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request

   It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

5. Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

   The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.