Donald Trump wins comprehensively in Iowa

Republican party members in the US state of Iowa have defied severe cold weather to attend caucus meetings where they have backed former President Donald Trump as their preferred candidate to stand in the presidential elections in November.

The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has adopted a lenient policy towards women returning from Syria after joining the so-called Islamic State group.

And as well as the massive human cost of the war in Gaza continues to rise, archaeologists are warning too about the huge toll the conflict is taking on the historic and cultural heritage there.