NEWS OF THE DAY

1 Cholera outbreak: Sudan’s Health Ministry says at least seven people have died from a cholera outbreak over the past three weeks in a southeastern province. It says dozens have been infected in Blue Nile province. No cases have been reported in other provinces. Authorities say 16 of Sudan’s 18 provinces have been affected by heavy rains and flash floods in late August, the worst since 2013. The World Health Organization says new malaria cases have also been reported in several Sudanese provinces.

2 Recognition switch: The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Monday, becoming the latest country to leave the dwindling Taiwanese camp. Taiwan split from mainland China during a civil war in 1949 and set up a rival government to the victorious Communists in Beijing. Most countries recognize Beijing today, and China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory under the “one country, two systems” framework that governs Hong Kong. Fewer than 20 governments still recognize Taiwan.

3 Families’ lawsuit: French wives and children of Islamic State fighters have filed a legal complaint against France’s foreign minister, saying he was “sacrificing children” in the face of public opinion. France, which was Europe’s leading source of Islamic State recruits, has been slow to repatriate any French citizens who joined the group, including women and children. The complaint announced Monday in Paris includes about 10 families and names Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian. Their lawyer, Marie Dose, said a 12yearold boy died last week. The Foreign Ministry said 17 French children have been taken back since March, and officials are trying to formally identify others. Detention camps in Syria are holding more than 70,000 women and children, many of them foreigners, who emerged from the last Islamic Statecontrolled territories in Syria.

4 No extradition: Spain’s National Court on Monday rejected the extradition to the U.S. of a former Venezuelan military spy chief accused of drug smuggling and other charges. In Madrid, a court spokesman said retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, who claimed that the extradition request was politically motivated, was released after the decision. Carvajal headed the military intelligence agency for more than a decade and was a close aide to former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. Earlier this year, he fled to Spain after publicly supporting the opposition’s efforts to oust President Nicolás Maduro. He told reporters after the ruling that he intends to remain in Spain. 5 Assassination suspect: A U.N.backed court based in the Netherlands unveiled new charges Monday, including terrorism and intentional homicide, against a Hezbollah fighter who also is accused of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced that a judge has confirmed a new fivecount indictment accusing Salim Jamil Ayyash of three bombings targeting Lebanese politicians in 2004 and 2005. The court based in The Hague also issued a Lebanese and an international arrest warrant for Ayyash, whose whereabouts aren’t known. He was one of four Hezbollah fighters tried in absentia by the tribunal for allegedly masterminding the truck bombing that killed Hariri and 21 others and wounded more than 220 passersby on Feb. 14, 2005. Hezbollah denies involvement in Hariri’s assassination.