BBC World News

1. China criticises idea it is in 'malicious competition' over AI

   It follows the Anthropic CEO's calls for a slowdown in AI development - but in a way that prevents China from pulling ahead in the race.

2. Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station

   The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".

3. Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot

   Culiacán has seen violence skyrocket since a feud broke out between two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel.

4. Swedish left-wing bloc narrowly ahead with election too close to call

   A preliminary count by Sweden's election authority projected that left-wing opposition bloc would win a three-seat majority.

5. Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea

   Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.