A Gulf War veteran, Jeffrey Hutchinson, convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three young children, is to be executed by lethal injection in the southern US state of Florida on Thursday.

The delay comes after Washington imposed new sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday. 

​The delay comes after Washington imposed new sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday.  

The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security situation. 

​The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security situation.