Ukrainians are digging trenches as part of defense in Kharkiv | AP News

Ukrainians are digging trenches as part of defense in Kharkiv | AP News

Ukraine is building defensive fortifications in the northeast region of Kharkiv where intense battles are underway near the shared border with Russia. (AP Video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic) Ukraine is building defensive fortifications in the northeast region of Kharkiv where intense battles are underway near the shared border with Russia. (AP Video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic) Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM]

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No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says

No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn’t plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the nonbinary 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide.Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said in a statement that after reviewing the

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AI: Lideri EU da apeluju na srpske vlasti da istraže pretnje novinarima

AI: Lideri EU da apeluju na srpske vlasti da istraže pretnje novinarima

Politika | 21.03.2024 | access_time 20:05 Kancelarija “Amnesty international” (AI) za EU uputila je danas apel liderima EU da apeluju na srpske vlasti da stanu na put ozbiljnim pretnjama novinarima, jer bi u protivnom njihovi životi mogli biti dovedeni u pitanje.Kancelarija te međunarodna organizacija koja se bavi kršenjem ljudskih prava je na društveno mreži “Iks”

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Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts.

Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians rushed to buy food and other basic supplies Thursday as they emerged from their homes during a rare respite from gang violence, but gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince hours later.Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their heads fled the area as bullets whizzed near buildings including the general hospital

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US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative’

US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative’

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.In the previous draft

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Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns

Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest child for the presidency.Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has recently been holding rallies around the country, in violation of a

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Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit

Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.”The Chicago Democrat, impeached and removed from

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