https://www.arabnews.com/node/1733906/middle-east

LONDON: The US on Sunday welcomed Serbia’s announcement that it would designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

The announcement is “another significant step limiting this Iranian backed terrorist group’s ability to operate in Europe,” a State Department statement said.

Serbia’s announcement concerning the Iran-backed militant group came as part of a Trump-led initiative to normalize economic relations between former foes Kosovo and Serbia.

“There is no doubt that the dominoes are falling on Hezbollah’s European operations, where it has continued to plot terrorist attacks, procure military technology, and raise much needed funding,” the statement said.

Serbia follows the lead of Germany and Lithuania who declared the movement a terrorist organisation in its entirety this year in April and August respectively.

“We urge all countries in Europe and elsewhere to take whatever action they can to prevent Hezbollah operatives, recruiters, and financiers from operating on their territories,” the statement added.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/overdoses-chicago-connected-free-heroin

Authorities have connected a number of overdoses across Chicago’s South Side to one man handing out free heroin, according to a CBS report.

In a matter of days, the Chicago Police Department has responded to several overdose calls connected to one pusher near the intersection in Auburn Gresham, according to CBS Chicago.

None of the people died from the overdoses, but the fear is that continued distribution could prove fatal for drug abusers.

The victims appear to be regular drug users, but the dealer may know that he’s handing out a particularly strong – or even lethal – dose of heroin. The other issue is that he may be handing out the doses for free – an offer too tempting for some to pass on.

“If these people were distributing drugs with the intent people would be killed they could easily be charged with attempted murder,” said CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller. “It’s not a typical charge.”

Residents told CBS Chicago that the person offering the free heroin wasn’t known to anyone in the neighborhood.