A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan, authorities announced Wednesday, as Kyiv’s forces extend their campaign of long-range strikes that aim to put the Kremlin under pressure.Ukraine lacks ammunition supplies along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line due to
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a dance studio that doubles as a bomb shelter in northeast Ukraine, the little girls in pink tutus prance in like gusts of air.Timed to classical music, the 9-year olds jump and glide. Occasionally, they misbehave, prompting a curt rebuke from Marina Altukhova, their instructor.The Princess Ballet Studio is a
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court said Wednesday it had rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq to die of thirst in the sun.The defendant, a German convert
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his former girlfriend three decades ago is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what would be the state’s first execution in more than four years.Willie James Pye, 59, was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough.
LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country soon as a successor is chosen.Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. He’ll be replaced as prime minister after a party leadership contest.He said
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused the carrier of “greenwashing.”Amsterdam District Court said in a statement that in some advertisements, that are
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s national police chief and one of his deputies were temporarily suspended under the order of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, as accusations that the deputy was involved in an illegal online gambling ring sparked rumors of a power struggle in the police department.Torsak Sukvimol, who was appointed to the top
BEIJING (AP) — Two years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed on a domestic flight in China, killing all 132 people on board, accident investigators indicated Wednesday that they have not yet determined the cause.An update issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on the eve of the second anniversary of the crash
Politika | 20.03.2024 | access_time 11:55 Foto: Beta/European Council/Alexandros Michailidis Američki Stejt department pozdravio je nastavak dijaloga Prištine i Beograda sa specijalnim predstavnikom EU u Briselu i pozvao da se diskusije hitno nastave.”Ovo su razgovori koje pozdravljamo. I oni se danas odvijaju u okviru dijaloga uz posredovanje EU u Briselu i uključuju diskusiju o novoj
Politika | 20.03.2024 | access_time 11:10 Skupština Srbije nastavila je danas konstitutivnu sednicu tokom koje se očekuje izbor Ane Brnabić za njenog predsednika, kao jedinog predloženog kandidata.Poslanik Stranke slobode i pravde Usame Zukorlić pozvao je poslanike da se izdignu iznad dnevno političkih borbi i upozori da je potrebna mudrost jer je geopolitički pejzaž turbulentan.”Potrebno je
