BBC World News

1. France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests

   The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.

2. Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.

3. Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness

   People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.

4. Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia

   Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.

5. Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flats

   Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.