The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies with the Israeli military carrying fresh strikes in Lebanon early Friday (Oct 4).&nbsp;Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing an Israeli source, said in a post on social media platform X that the strike reportedly targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine.

Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old black man died on January 10, 2023. Jurors&nbsp;deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for former cops Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.

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Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who was Black. However, the former cops&nbsp;were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and called for broad changes in policing.&nbsp;

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The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies with the Israeli military carrying fresh strikes in Lebanon early Friday (Oct 4). Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing an Israeli source, said in a post on social media platform X that the strike reportedly targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies with the Israeli military carrying fresh strikes in Lebanon early Friday (Oct 4). Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing an Israeli source, said in a post on social media platform X that the strike reportedly targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine. Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old black man died on January 10, 2023. Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for former cops Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. In other news from around the world, India played a quiet but crucial role in the background of the Chagos archipelago agreement between the United Kingdom (UK) and Mauritius. Click on the headlines to read more: Israeli strikes near Beirut airport reportedly targeted presumed Nasrallah successor Israel carried out fresh strikes in Beirut, Lebanon, early Friday with large explosions reported outside the city’s international airport right after an aircraft landed. Smoke was seen nearby after jets were heard overhead, Reuters reported quoting witnesses. Tyre Nichols killing: Three former Memphis cops convicted in case Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who was Black. However, the former cops were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and called for broad changes in policing. UK-Mauritius Chagos archipelago agreement: India played quiet but crucial role in deal, says report The Indian government played a quiet but crucial role in the background of the Chagos archipelago agreement between the United Kingdom (UK) and Mauritius, the news agency ANI reported on Thursday (Oct 3) citing sources. Mexican soldiers who shot at pickup truck carrying migrants arrested Mexican authorities arrested soldiers who were part of a patrol that opened fire on a pickup truck killing six migrants, federal prosecutors said on Thursday, two days after the incident. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killings, which happened the day she was inaugurated, and the country's Catholic bishops sharply criticised the growing power of the military. Watch | Durga Puja celebrations begin across India ×

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Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who was Black. However, the former cops were acquitted of the harshest charges - death penalty- that sparked national protests and called for broad changes in policing.

Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who was Black. However, the former cops were acquitted of the harshest charges - death penalty- that sparked national protests and called for broad changes in policing. A report by the news agency Associated Press early Friday said that jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. A look at the charges against the former police officers All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges, the report said. Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury. He was also convicted of a conspiracy to witness tamper charge that the others were acquitted of. Also read | Another former Memphis officer pleads guilty in killing of Tyre Nichols All three former cops were ordered to be taken into custody. The judge planned to hold a hearing on Monday to hear from the defence lawyers about releasing them pending sentencing. The witness tampering charges carry possible sentences of up to 20 years in prison. The civil rights charge against Haley carries up to 10 years in prison. They could have faced life in prison if convicted on the harshest charges. What happened in 2023? On January 7 last year, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was severely injured by five Black police officers. The officers kicked, punched, pepper-sprayed and struck Nichols with a baton as he cried out for his mother. Nichols, an avid skateboarder, photographer and father of a young son, died in a hospital three days later. All of the five officers were arrested in the case. Bean, Haley, and Justin Smith pleaded not guilty. One officer, Desmond Mills Jr., pleaded guilty to federal charges of deprivation of rights and conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors on November 2, 2023. The fifth officer, Emmett Martin III, who initially pleaded not guilty, changed his plea to guilty on August 23 last year. Family reacts to verdict On Thursday, Nichol's father Rodney Wells said, "We are all elated. We're all very, very happy that these guys have been put in jail. This is a long time coming. And justice for Tyree. So we're just so very proud that all of them are going to jail today." "I will never get my little brother back. But to see those officers held accountable for what they did and put our family through did give us some hope for the future. And maybe this won't ever happen to another family in the future. But I'm just so thankful. I was smiling when I saw them get taken away into custody.... What they did to my brother was wrong. And to see them going into custody and be held accountable was anything and everything my family could ask for," the victim's sister Keyana Dixon said. “This has been a long journey for our family and I'm actually in shock right now because I still can't believe all this stuff is going on. But we're happy that they all have been convicted and they have been arrested,” Nichols' mother Rowvaughn Wells said. (With inputs from agencies)

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