Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths at sole Catholic church in Gaza after Israeli strike

A man has been taken into custody after a US politician and her husband were shot dead in Minnesota on Saturday, law enforcement officials have said.

The Belgian government has said it will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly this month.

The US has ordered the deployment of ten fighter jets to join the fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean, according to two sources briefed on the matter.