In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will "strengthen" the death penalty and deter crime.

A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US.

The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.

Many died due to conditions at a Florida warehouse where they'd been shipped, while others arrived from South America dead, authorities say.

The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.

Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north of the country in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.

Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.