BBC

1. Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

   Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

2. Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May

   Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

3. Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

   Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci.

4. Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

   The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".

5. Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US

   Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations.