UN expert Francesca Albanese has been sanctioned by the US for backing ICC's case against Israel, sparking global condemnation.

Tensions are continuing to smoulder around two controversial loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as time ticks down to when they are due to be lit.

A massive bonfire pyre at Meridi Street in south Belfast is endangering an electricity substation in the south of the city that supplies power to hospitals – loyalists are opposed to its removal.