BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. Riad Salameh, 73, was charged by the Financial Public Prosecution a day after he was detained following an interrogation by Lebanon’s top public prosecutor over several alleged financial crimes. His
The U.N. children’s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war. UNICEF said Wednesday that more than 500 teams deployed across central Gaza this week, administering the vaccine to children under 10. It said Israel and Hamas
By his own account, Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn’t find in his Yale education or career success. It also amounted to a political conversion. Catholicism provided him a new way of looking at the addictions, family breakdowns and other social ills he described in his 2016
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled Wednesday that Canadian-American Paul Watson must remain in detention until Oct. 2 while Denmark’s justice ministry considers the request. Greenland is an autonomous territory
LONDON (AP) — “Today’s report speaks to the lack of competence, understanding and fundamental failure to perform the most basic duties of care. We paid the price for systematic dishonesty, institutional indifference and neglect.” — Natasha Elcock of Grenfell United, a group of survivors and bereaved family members of the fire. “The simple truth is
NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country’s Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to the final four at Flushing
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Clashes erupted on Tuesday night between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city center of Jenin. AP reporters saw bulldozers tearing up roads. (AP video shot by Imad Isseid) Clashes erupted on Tuesday night between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city center of Jenin. AP reporters saw bulldozers tearing up roads. (AP
Judges are due to rule on an appeal by prosecutors on last week’s decision to place internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan under judicial control and house arrest following the latest evidence produced in their new case. Judges are due to rule on an appeal by prosecutors on last week’s decision to place
BEIRUT (AP) — European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees back to Lebanon, and Lebanese security agencies have
