A firebomb attack on a restaurant/nightclub in central Cairo has left 16 people dead andat least five more suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, Egyptian security officials say.
The RAF carried out a number of “successful” air strikes on oil fields controlled by the Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence says.
At least 20 people have been injured in a mass shooting near a golf course in San Bernardino, California.
Russia has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the purchase of oil from the Islamic State as relations between the two former allies continues to deteriorate.
The US is to deploy special forces to Iraq in order to further increase pressure on Islamic State militants, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said.