Morning brief: Israel braces for imminent Iranian attack; Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, more

WION istracking all updates on the tensions between Israel and Iran. At the time of writing the morning brief, Israel is bracing for an imminent Iranian attack in retaliation for its alleged April 1 strike in Damascus.

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter suffered a setback as a court in Delaware on Friday (Apr 12) rejected plea to dismiss gun charges against him.

In other news from around the world, Haiti's government has established a nine-member interim presidential committee to select the next prime minister and Cabinet.

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On Friday (Apr 12), Iran-backed Hezbollah fired dozens of missiles towards Northern Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that some 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, some of which were intercepted, while others impacted open areas or fell short in Lebanon. No injuries were reported.

A judge in the US state of Delaware on Friday (Apr 12) declined to dismiss charges against President Joe Biden's son Hunter. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, US District Judge Maryellen Noreika in Wilmington ruled against Hunter's request to dismiss two counts of lying about his use of illegal narcotics when he purchased a Colt Cobra handgun in 2018 and a third count of illegally possessing that weapon.

Haitigovernment, on Friday (Apr 12) formalised the creation of the nine-member transitional presidential council, which will be tasked with choosing the country’s next prime minister and Cabinet, a long-awaited move amid the ongoing violence in the gang-ravaged Caribbean country.

Russia's Defence Ministry on Friday (Apr 12) said that it had conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kapustin Yar rocket launch complex in the southern Astrakhan region.