International
At least 17 injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon, to which Hizbulah responds with rockets
At least 17 people were injured this Wednesday, four of them seriously, due to an Israeli bombing of the town of Abbasiyeh, in southern Lebanon, to which the Lebanese Shii group Hizbulah responded with a rocket launch on the north of the Jewish state.
The Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health confirmed in a statement that the attack left 17 injured, including some minors, and that all of them have been transferred to two different hospitals in the area.
The bombing, which targeted a motorcycle, also caused significant material damage to a series of properties and homes located in the vicinity of the roundabout where the missiles fell, according to the National News Agency of Lebanon (ANN).
Hezbollah responded to the action by launching “‘Katyusha’ rocket stands” against the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, in the north of the neighboring country, according to a statement issued by the movement.
In the note, the armed formation mentioned that the bombing against Abbasiyeh caused injuries to “civilians,” although it did not specify who was traveling on the attacked motorcycle or if the main target was any of its members.
Most of these selective attacks against vehicles are usually directed against their fighters, although sometimes they also target other formations, such as the one that killed a commander of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the southern city of Sidon last Friday.
Israel has increased this type of bombing against Lebanon since tension skyrocketed at the end of July following the assassinations of Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut and the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.
This Wednesday, the American mediator Amos Hochstein visited Beirut, appointed to try to reduce the tension between Hezbollah and Israel in the midst of growing fears of the outsurge of an open war between the parties, as already happened in 2006.
Central America
U.S. extradites Iranian man over alleged sanctions evasion scheme
The United States has extradited from Panama an Iranian national accused of evading economic sanctions against Iran by illegally exporting U.S. technology. He is scheduled to appear this Monday before a court in Seattle.
Reza Dindar, 44, was extradited on April 17 after being detained in Panama since July 2025 on charges related to export control violations between 2011 and 2012, allegedly carried out through companies based in China.
The defendant appeared before a U.S. district court in Seattle, where he faces charges of violating sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran in 1995 during the administration of Bill Clinton. These sanctions prohibit the unauthorized export, re-export, or supply—directly or indirectly—of U.S. goods, technology, or services to Iran or its government.
According to the indictment, between 2010 and 2014, Dindar led the company New Port Sourcing Solutions in Xi’an, China, which allegedly concealed the procurement of U.S. products for shipment to clients in Iran.
International
Elon Musk skips French court appearance over X investigation
Billionaire Elon Musk did not appear this Monday before French authorities, who had summoned him for a voluntary statement as part of an investigation into his social media platform X, prosecutors told AFP.
The platform has been under investigation since early 2025 following complaints from lawmakers alleging bias in its algorithms, which may have altered its functioning and interfered in politics in France.
The probe has since expanded to include other alleged offenses, such as complicity in the distribution of child sexual abuse material, as well as the role of Grok in spreading denialist content and sexually explicit fake images.
In early February, investigators raided X’s offices in Paris. The company has denied any wrongdoing, describing the searches as “political” and “abusive.”
At that time, the Paris prosecutor’s office summoned Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino to provide voluntary testimony as those responsible for the platform during the period under investigation.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau also stated that X employees were called to testify as witnesses between April 20 and April 24.
International
Four injured in shooting at Teotihuacán archaeological site in Mexico
Four more people were injured by gunfire during the ആക്രമ attack at Teotihuacán, one of the most emblematic archaeological complexes in Mexico, authorities confirmed.
The Secretary of Security of the State of Mexico, Cristóbal Castañeda, reported that the victims include two Colombian nationals, one Russian, and one Canadian. Additionally, two other individuals were injured due to falls, according to a statement from local authorities.
President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed concern over the incident, stating on social media that “what happened today in Teotihuacán deeply pains us.”
Federal authorities recovered a firearm, a knife, and ammunition at the scene, which remains under the protection of state police and the Guardia Nacional, according to the federal Security Cabinet.
Located about 50 kilometers from Mexico City, Teotihuacán is a major tourist destination frequently visited by both domestic and international travelers.
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