The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday night and in to yesterday, killing at least three Palestinians it said were militants a day after a deadly shooting attack.

The eldest son of US President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland for a private visit which has heightened speculation that the incoming US administration could seek to take control of the Danish territory.

A wildfire burned about 200 acres and threatened homes in an upscale section of Los Angeles today, forcing evacuations after officials had already warned of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful winds.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France&s far-right National Front who has died aged 96, was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration.