BBC World News

1. US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz

   Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.

2. Wildfire in southern Spain leaves at least 12 dead and 23 missing

   A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.

3. Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote

   They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

4. East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines

   Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.

5. Forced to wait his turn, Marine Le Pen's deputy Bardella returns to the shadows

   Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.