Police in Paris have shot and killed a man reported to be trying to attack a police station on the anniversary of the charlie Hebdo attacks.
Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of targeting its embassy with an air strike in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
North Korea claims to have successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb, following reports of a large tremor recorded near the country’s main nuclear test site.
Relations between Sunni and Shia countries in the Middle East have deteriorated dramatically after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia Muslim cleric on Saturday.
A video released by the Islamic State that purports to show the execution of five “British spies” should be treated as “propaganda”, a spokesperson for the prime minister has said.