The explosion in Homs targeted a predominantly Alawite area, a sect that has faced crackdowns and violence since the fall of former-President Bashar al-Assad.

The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes "a lot can be decided before the new year".

Najib was convicted for his role in the billion-dollar scandal involving the country's sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Police say the attacker, from the occupied West Bank, ran over at least one person before stabbing another victim several miles away.