News Headlines - 20 April 2017

▽Paris terror attack: French police shoot terrorist dead | Daily Mail Online

A policeman was shot dead while two other officers were seriously injured by a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman on the Champs Elysees in central Paris - just three days before the French presidential election.
The alleged ISIS gunman, identified as 39-year-old Karim C - who was jailed for 20 years for trying to kill officers in 2001 - parked his Audi and opened fire after police stopped at a red light on the world famous avenue.

▽George Osborne QUITS as an MP before Evening Standard job | Daily Mail Online

George Osborne has revealed he will quit Parliament to 'fight for that Britain that I love' as Evening Standard editor... His revelation missed the main print deadline for the Standard and was only run as a 'slip edition' in a few final copies.

▽Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election - documents | Reuters

A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.

▽Japan Post may suffer losses over purchase of Australia's Toll - The Mainichi

Japan Post Holdings Co. is considering posting impairment losses of hundreds of billions of yen for fiscal 2016 related to its acquisition of an Australian logistics service provider in 2015, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

▽Waseda student becomes youngest to complete Explorers Grand Slam | The Japan Times

Marin Minamiya, a 20-year-old university student, has completed a challenge known as the Explorers Grand Slam, becoming the youngest person to ascend the “Seven Summits” — the highest peaks on each continent — and conquer the two poles.