In Iraq, a suicide car bomb attack on a traffic police compound in central Baghdad killed at least four people and wounded eight, security and medical sources have said.<br/><br/>The blast took place in Karrada last night, a neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital that has been repeatedly targeted in recent years. The attack comes as Iraqi forces struggle to push back Islamic State group terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the last pocket of significant urban territory the group holds in Iraq. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at reducing restrictions on oil drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic in order to unleash American energy. <br/><br/>The US President said it would create thousands and thousands of jobs, despite a downturn in the oil market. It could undo a ban put in place by Barack Obama in order to protect swathes of the ocean from development. <br/><br/>But Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the decision was better than being held hostage by foreign entities. Getting rid of Mr Obama's environmental protections was one of Mr Trump's promises to voters while on the campaign trail.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at reducing restrictions on oil drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic in order to unleash American energy. <br/><br/>The US President said it would create thousands and thousands of jobs, despite a downturn in the oil market. It could undo a ban put in place by Barack Obama in order to protect swathes of the ocean from development. <br/><br/>But Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the decision was better than being held hostage by foreign entities. Getting rid of Mr Obama's environmental protections was one of Mr Trump's promises to voters while on the campaign trail.