The head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, who overthrew the previous government five years ago, has been elected president after winning a parliamentary vote.
Eight ‌Muslim-majority countries have "strongly condemned" a new Israeli law that makes death by hanging ​a default ‌sentence for Palestinians convicted ​in military courts of deadly attacks.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will face disciplinary proceedings over accusations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.