Croatian hostage killed in Egypt

An online image purports to show the beheading of a Croatian hostage held by Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate.

It is the first such killing of a foreign captive in Egypt since the extremists set up a branch there.

The killing of the 30-year-old oil and gas surveyor will rattle companies with expatriate workers in Egypt and cast a cloud over President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s attempts to boost international investment to revive the economy, battered by years of turmoil.