1. Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates are clearing debris after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses.

2. Israel has clearly decided to retaliate against Iran for missile and drone attacks.

3. A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents and damaged buildings and municipal infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.

4. British consumer price inflation slowed to a two-and-a-half-year low of 3.2% in annual terms last month, down from a 3.4% increase in February.

5. Japanese companies are increasingly hitching their growth plans to the US amid concerns about China. Yaskawa Electric, Asahi, Renesas Electronics and Honda are just a few of the companies that in recent months have either expressed interest in expanding in the US or announced plans to do so.