US President Donald Trump sued Dow Jones, News Corp, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the newspaper’s owner Rupert Murdoch on Friday for libel and slander.

The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire days after major Israeli strikes, a US envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms.

While the US authorities had earlier assured that visa slots would be released in phases, the process has lacked transparency.