A 14-year-old boy in London has been charged with preparing an act of terrorism targeting local mosques, authorities announced Wednesday, in connection with extreme right-wing ideology.

Syrian authorities arrested a former military officer accused of overseeing sarin gas production and storage facilities under the previous regime, allegedly involved in chemical attacks on civilian areas.

Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly refused to directly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election during Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

Lebanon and Israel concluded their sixth round of US-mediated talks in Rome, with officials expressing optimism about establishing pilot zones for Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet, 66, was released from custody after three days following his arrest on defamation charges, with international media rights groups calling for the case dismissal.

The US military has conducted hundreds of airstrikes across Iran this past week, killing at least 35 people, while Iran retaliates with attacks on regional US military facilities and Gulf states, threatening regional stability.