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The Israeli government has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank following a shooting near Hebron.

The first human case of the Shamonda virus has been detected in France in a person who later died, according to authorities.

North Korea says it plans to resume propaganda broadcasts targeting South Korea within days along the heavily-armed border between the two countries.

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

A Garda investigation has been launched after two bodies were discovered in Ireland.

A drone strike on a fuel depot in a disputed region on the Sudan-South Sudan border has killed at least 153 people.

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, the country's health ministry has said - as the virus continues to spread internationally. 

An Irish advert promoting consent has been withdrawn after complaints about its depictions of grandparents hugging and kissing their grandkids.

A man has been arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation costing the US Postal Service $126m (£94m).

There have been "millions" of exploitation attempts since a "critical" security flaw affecting websites around the world emerged, according to a major tech company.