The move comes as part of a wider clampdown in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen in the city of Hebron earlier this week.
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Sky News – World A fire broke out at Adolf Hitler's former Eagle's Nest mountain retreat in Bavaria, southern Germany, prompting deployment of about 200 emergency personnel. Police detained a 33-year-old German man as a suspect. The building, completed in 1938, was designed as a retreat for Nazi officials but was rarely used by Hitler. A later report said flames flared up again overnight.
NYTimes – World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened cross-border bridge, marking his first known trip abroad in more than a year. South Korean officials and Yonhap news agency reported the visit, during which Kim met a senior Chinese official. The trip comes as Pyongyang and Beijing move to deepen ties.
NYTimes – World Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Saturday protesting the rising cost of living and a lack of government resources for essential services like schools. While demonstrations in Paris started peacefully they ended with a heavy security response, with almost 1,000 arrested across the country. France 24 International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry shares further details.
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