1. A helicopter plucked to safety six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years. The number of injured rose to 1,058.

2. NATO foreign ministers are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their alliance. NATO would take over work done by a US-led ad-hoc coalition known as the Ramstein group.

3. Russian drones hit high-rise apartment blocks and private homes in Kharkiv, killing at least four people in Ukraine's second-largest city.

4. The vast majority of recent carbon dioxide emissions can be traced to a group of just 57 producers.

5. The loss of primary forests - those untouched by people - in the tropics declined 9% last year compared to 2022.