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1. Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years

   Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

2. Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing

   Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

3. Epstein survivors call for full release of files in video

   Millions of files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the DOJ but many have redactions.

4. Norway police investigate diplomat over Epstein links

   Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rød-Larsen - who played a vital role in the Oslo Accords - are being investigated for "aggravated corruption".

5. Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation

   The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.

6. Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran

   BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.

7. Canadian mining firm says its abducted workers found dead in Mexico

   Vizsla Silver Corp says that family members of some of the kidnapped workers have informed the company that their relatives were found dead.

8. Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show

   Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world's biggest stage.

9. Outrage as South Korean official suggests 'importing' foreign women to boost birth rate

   Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

10. Fifteen killed in latest Lebanon building collapse, as warnings of neglect grow

    Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow.