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Hezbollah defies Lebanon PM’s ban to honor fallen leaders with coastal light show

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered at a scenic overlook on Beirut’s coast Thursday and projected images of the group’s former longtime leader and his successor on the iconic arched Raouche rock to commemorate their deaths in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ...
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Where will Sarkozy be jailed? It could be in storied Paris prison

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -As the shock of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya subsides, the next big question is where he will be jailed. French authorities have yet to say, but people ...
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Israel to reopen West Bank crossing to Jordan to passenger traffic only

By May Angel JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will reopen the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan to passenger traffic only, starting Friday morning, the Israeli Airports Authority said on Thursday. Israel shut the Allenby Crossing last Friday after a driver bringing humanitarian aid from ...
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Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution

By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China’s Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now indicates that the skull belongs to an early branch of ...
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Portugal’s Azores on extreme weather alert as cyclone Gabrielle approaches

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s Azores archipelago cancelled all tourist and recreational activities for 24 hours and shuttered schools and public services on Thursday, urging people to stay indoors ahead of the arrival of cyclone Gabrielle. Meteorological agency IPMA placed the islands on red alert – the ...
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Suspect in Dallas shooting researched ICE facilities, tracked agents, FBI says

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The suspected gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas had searched for apps in August that track the location of ICE agents and had downloaded a list of local Department of Homeland Security facilities, ...
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US objects to UN’s political declaration on non-communicable diseases, RFK Jr. says

(Reuters) -The United States has objected to the United Nations’ political declaration on non-communicable diseases, with U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying on Thursday it ignored the most pressing health issues. He did not specify what those health issues were. “The United States ...
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UK’s Starmer dismisses leadership threat as rival stokes talk of challenge

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was focused on “economic stability” after one of his party’s mayors said he had been privately encouraged to launch a leadership challenge following criticism of the government’s record. Andy Burnham, the Labour ...
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A new Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as health officials warn of lack of funds

GOMA, Congo (AP) — As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health authorities and organizations are sounding the alarm, warning they lack the funds and resources to mount an effective response to the crisis. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that ...
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UN court hears case of alleged Rwandan genocide financier stranded in legal limbo

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges and lawyers met on Thursday to discuss the fate of a man accused of bankrolling genocide in Rwanda who remains stranded in legal limbo two years after judges ruled that he was not fit to stand ...
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Bodies of five migrants recovered in Libyan desert, says local aid groups

CAIRO (AP) — The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern Libya, local aid groups said. Recovery crews worked with local authorities to recover the remains which were located around 550 kilometers (341 miles) south of Tobruk, in an area ...
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Latvia says Denmark told allies drone activity linked to state actor

By John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Denmark has informed its allies that drone incursions that have briefly closed airports and affected military installations in the country are linked to another country, Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze told Reuters on Thursday.  “The Danish government said it’s a ...
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