DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States on Monday said it had not sought the arrest of the former lawyer of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting the United Arab Emirates’ official explanation for the American citizen’s detention. The UAE on Saturday sentenced the civil rights lawyer, U.S. citizen […]
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Italy’s embattled PM Draghi visits Algeria for gas talks
ALGIERS, Algeria — With his government’s fate in limbo, Italian Premier Mario Draghi was visiting Algeria’s capital Monday to finalize deals boosting Algerian gas supplies to Italy as Europeans brace for a possible cutoff of Russian gas. In a sign of the importance of the visit, the Italian delegation includes […]
Ex-prosecutor: US judge planned to renege on Polanski deal
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified, setting the stage for the renowned director to flee the U.S. as a fugitive. A previously sealed […]
Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown
BEIRUT — Nour never felt entirely safe as a queer person in Lebanon. But in the past few years, the 25-year-old pharmacist had begun letting his guard down, meeting with friends in LGBTQ-friendly spaces in Beirut and even performing in drag shows. He now opts to stay at home, fearing […]
Louisiana abortion ban case heard before judge
BATON ROUGE — With access to abortion flickering in Louisiana, the legal battle over the statewide ban continues with a court hearing scheduled to begin Monday morning. State District Judge Donald Johnson issued a temporary order last week blocking enforcement pending the hearing in a lawsuit that claims the state […]
Florida high school shooter’s penalty trial set to begin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz begins Monday with the jury hearing opening statements and then the first evidence about the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The seven-man, five-woman panel, […]
Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware
BANGKOK — Cybersecurity researchers say that Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with government-sponsored spyware. Investigators of the cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw found that at least 30 individuals — including activists, scholars and people working […]
July 4 parade funerals to conclude with tribute to slain dad
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Funeral services for the seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade will conclude Monday as family and friends gather in suburban Chicago to remember Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy’s funeral service is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Skokie, Illinois. In an obituary, he is […]
Trial expected to begin for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon
WASHINGTON — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Bannon is charged […]
4 dead after two small planes collide at North Las Vegas Airport
Four people are dead after two single-engine planes crashed into each other at the North Las Vegas Airport on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. A Piper PA-46 collided with a Cessna 172 as it was preparing to land around noon, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The […]