BBC World News

1. Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights?

   The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

2. Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba after Trump appears to loosen blockade

   The tanker has reached Cuban waters just hours after Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with it arriving.

3. Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base

   US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.

4. Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after seven months in hiding

   Freeman has been wanted since the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah in August.

5. Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations

   The diplomat has had their accreditation revoked been ordered to leave the country within two weeks, in the latest in a series of tit-for-tat expulsions.