A man wielding a knife has fatally stabbed four officers at police headquarters in Paris
The attacker was shot dead at the scene by a police officer, according to a statement by the Alliance police union.
There are reports that the suspect worked in building in an administrative capacity.
There has been no official word on the motive for the attack, which took place near to Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.
Civilians pay heavy price as war in Lebanon drives death, displacement, UN says
Civilians are paying a heavy price as the war in Lebanon continues to expand, driving death, injuries and displacement the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Afghan Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital
At least 400 people have been killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users' rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.
Bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured in suspected multiple bomb attacks in Maiduguri city, capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, the state police command said in a statement late on Monday.
Five countries warn against major Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon
A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted since it could have devastating humanitarian consequences, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Britain have said in a joint statement on Monday.
The UAE air defence systems have intercepted 10 ballistic missiles and 45 drones launched from Iran on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced.
The UAE has dismissed the labelling of Iranian attacks on countries in the region as "retaliatory" during the Human Rights Council's session in Geneva, calling it a bid to mislead the international community.
Authorities have responded to an incident involving fallen shrapnel from a ballistic missile interception at Abu Dhabi's Baniyas area on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of one person.
