London court convicts 2 men of plot to torch property linked to UK prime minister

LONDON (AP) – Two men were convicted Monday of a plot orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Supreme Court won't revive ex-Trump aide's suit over secret surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation.

UK's ban on Palestine Action was lawful, Court of Appeal says

LONDON (AP) – The British government acted lawfully when it banned the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, the Court of Appeal in London ruled on Monday.

The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ

PRAGUE (AP) – Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral had its new organ inaugurated on Monday, giving the 700-year-old building, the largest in the Czech Republic, a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts.

What to know about the demining mission for the Strait of Hormuz

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – The naval mission for the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. allies are proposing as a follow-up to a deal to end the Iran war would aim to reassure crews and shipping insurers that vessels can safely navigate the narrow waterway again, by removing any explosive mines and potentially providing military escorts.

World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official

GENEVA (AP) – FIFA’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup called Monday for a video review official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.

Syrian sentenced to 26 years for crimes against humanity

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – A Syrian national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war.

A rare first edition of 'Wuthering Heights' complete with mistakes is up for auction

LONDON (AP) – A rare first-edition copy of ” Wuthering Heights,” complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century, as Emily Brontë’s tragic, tempestuous romance gains new fans through a big-screen adaptation.

Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a US veteran from Iran

A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war.