The United States is rushing to move diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as intel warns of Iranian plots targeting American personnel. cnn.it/3UHV8oE

A former top general, Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the opposition's leading candidate to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 vote. cnn.it/4jWWPsL

Van Gogh's 1889 "The Starry Night" was probably rooted in observation, according to scientists who say they have identified the actual night sky he may have depicted. cnn.it/4yGn6iB

The kids are not alright. Across Europe, young people are protesting issues ranging from a lack of funding for education to the cost of housing, posing massive challenges to governments already under pressure and providing a visible sign of the intergenerational frustration felt by Gen Z. Here's why they're angry: cnn.it/4ife0Tw

German police said they had detained a suspect after fire broke out at a historic mountain guest house known as the "Eagle's Nest," used as a retreat by Nazi officials, including the dictator Adolf Hitler. Police are investigating whether the suspect, who was detained close to the scene, was connected to the fire, they said in a statement. cnn.it/3UKzkbZ

Runa's incarceration – and death months after her release – is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by her mother against Hyogo Prefectural Police alleging unlawful arrest and detention. Proceedings opened this week in a case that's shone a spotlight on Japan's treatment of juvenile suspects. cnn.it/4dXkJ3q

The US is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. cnn.it/4ie3Dj7

France is bracing for yet another wave of protests this weekend with authorities racing to prevent a repeat of the kind of violence and riots that hit the nation last week. French authorities will be launching a massive security operation with some 70,000 police officers deployed across the country over the weekend, according to the interior ministry. cnn.it/4yHsF06

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House opened in 1901 with the US-Canada border running right through the middle of the building, represented by a black line on the floor. Some parts of the library are in Vermont while others are in Quebec, although visitors can use both sides. cnn.it/4zJT5z7

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex says she's "deeply distressed" over reported claim that her estranged father had large collection of child sex abuse images. cnn.it/4dVIeK7

President Donald Trump claimed that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine's access to a military-grade version of his Starlink internet service, called Starshield, but Ukrainian officials have said restrictions remain in place that are complicating Kyiv's war effort. cnn.it/4dWK7Gx

Israel closes West Bank city after at least five Israelis wounded in shooting attack cnn.it/3UMLEsd

The first known human case of Shamonda virus was reported by France on Thursday. The patient has died, but the World Health Organization says that it is considered to be an isolated case so far and that there is no broader risk to the general public. Here's what we know about Shamonda virus. cnn.it/4yDIJQv

Heidi Levine, the Washington Post journalist brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the terrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue covering the plight of Palestinians. cnn.it/4iBNh4Y

Concern is growing across East Africa in recent years over herders poisoning lions in retaliation for livestock attacks. "Poisoning is really the most brutal form of killing an animal. It's heart wrenching," Eric Ole Kesoi, one of the Maasai's finest trackers, tells CNN. cnn.it/4yClhmQ

El Salvador has deployed troops to Haiti to try to rescue four Salvadoran service members believed to have been captured by Haitian gangs, according to a spokesperson for a UN-authorized multinational security mission in Haiti known as the Gang Suppression Force. cnn.it/4zPgkbe

Brutal heat waves killed more than 50,000 people across Europe's cities this summer — making this year's heat the region's deadliest on record, according to a new analysis. cnn.it/4hYtCw2

Tom Skerritt, the plucky and handsome actor who charmed audiences on both the big and small screen in titles ranging from “Top Gun” to “Picket Fences,” has died. He was 93. cnn.it/3TWiPJD

A strong magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s Tibet at 10.30 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. cnn.it/4zRluDK

France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock in a patient who later died, with authorities adding there was no risk to the general population at this stage. cnn.it/4jvYRjf