French fashion house Dior named Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson on Monday as the first-ever creative director for both its women's and men's collections.

A man yelling "Free Palestine" used a makeshift flamethrower to torch protesters rallying in support of Israeli hostages, injuring at least eight people in the US state of Colorado on Sunday.

Israel's top diplomat condemned Monday a weekend attack on demonstrators in the United States demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza, alleging it was fuelled by the media.