Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is stepping down as the United Nations envoy for Lebanon to become the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security. She will succeed Gilles Michaud at the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS).
Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for the 2018 rape of a young woman in Saint-Tropez. He was also ordered to pay the victim 30,000 euros in damages and cover her legal expenses.
Israel conducted an airstrike in Gaza City targeting Hamas leader Ezzedine al-Haddad, who is suspected of being one of the planners of the October 7 attacks. It is currently unknown if Al-Haddad was killed in the strike.
Stock markets in New York closed with significant losses on Friday, reversing gains from the previous day. Technology and chip stocks were among the biggest decliners, while oil prices saw a substantial increase.
Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink criticized MP Gidi Markuszower for calling for the use of violence, describing the remarks as "unfathomable" during an appearance on the television program Café Kockelmann. The CDA vice-premier emphasized that using the word violence in a political context is unacceptable.
Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to pay over $6.5 million to a woman who accused him of sexual assault and rape in 1988. The court judgment was issued because the singer failed to respond to the lawsuit filed against him.