Today’s Lead News Stories

Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, has been pardoned for "health reasons" by the West African country's junta head Mamadi Doumbouya. The decision has prompted angry reactions from victims, their families and human rights groups.

The soldiers were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing

As well as damage to the front entrance and smoke damage inside, spray paint comparing ICE to the Ku Klux Klan is seen on the building

Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement. Here’s all you need to know

Prominent far-right and nationalist figures on Monday rallied around Marine Le Pen after a court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office.

French authorities have reiterated their support for two French citizens who have spent more than thirty-four months behind bars in Iran. Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, a couple, were arrested in May 2022 and are accused of espionage. France has described them as "state hostages" and says they are innocent.

France’s most controversial politician now banned from public office

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’

Termination of at least 145 grants will decimate progress toward eliminating epidemic, scientists say