BBC World News

1. Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war

   The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

2. What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress

   Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power.

3. France holds new strikes and protests as unions demand immediate answers

   Five of France's unions join a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.

4. Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty

   Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says "the day has come for me to hand back the number seven shirt".

5. Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years

   Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.