BBC

1. Ukraine says 'understanding' reached on US peace plan, as Trump envoy to meet Putin

   Kyiv and Washington have moved closer to agreeing the shape of a deal to end the fighting, with Putin to be consulted next week.

2. Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime

   The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.

3. Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

   Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

4. Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction

   Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.

5. New Zealand woman gets life sentence for 'suitcase murders' of her children

   Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer.