BBC

1. US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded'

   Lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about the Iran war, and if the Islamic Republic had posed an imminent threat.

2. Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike

   Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

3. One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort

   Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.

4. Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested

   Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

5. Hittler faces Zielinski as French town's election contest goes viral

   Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name.