Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic also called for the withdrawal of Kosovo’s special police from the region

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Pope slams Harris and Trump on abortion and migration, calls on Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

Pope slams Harris and Trump on abortion and migration, calls on Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates on Friday for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. “Both are against life, be it the one who kicks

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Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act “responsibly” so no one else gets killed, after a week of escalating violence nearly paralyzed the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan. Asked by a journalist if he trusted that the cartels would heed his

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US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine

US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles, body armor and other equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine. While the outlet, RT, has previously been sanctioned for

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