Farmers disrupt traffic to Belgium’s major ports in protest of environmental rules

Farmers disrupt traffic to Belgium’s major ports in protest of environmental rules

BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers disrupted traffic around Europe’s second biggest port of Antwerp and two other Belgian harbors Thursday during yet another demonstration to protest against what they say is excessive environmental rulemaking. Dozens of tractors disrupted morning rush hour traffic to and from the harbor facilities, though they shied away from a full blockade

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3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction

3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction

HONG KONG (AP) — Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests lost their bid to overturn their conviction Thursday over their refusal to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security law.Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were core

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Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud

Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camps of the two Indonesian presidential candidates who appear to have lost in an election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the official results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud.Indonesians voted on Feb. 14 for a successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving

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A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans

A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Montenegro and neighboring countries early Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or serious damage.The magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit an uninhabited border area between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Milena Tomanović from Montenegro’s Institute for Hydrology and Seismology told reporters that 30

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Tošković o Vučiću: U sistemu koji stimuliše bezobzirnost, na vrhu je onaj sa najmanje skrupula

Tošković o Vučiću: U sistemu koji stimuliše bezobzirnost, na vrhu je onaj sa najmanje skrupula

Politika | 14.03.2024 | access_time 09:00 Profesor na Odseku za psihologiju Filozofskog fakultete u Beogradu Oliver Tošković ocenio je da je najveći uspeh Srpske napredne stranke što je uspela da uveri većinu ljudi da su nacionalistička stranka, iako prodaje zemlju, zadužuje je i predaje suverenitet nad teritorijom za koju tvrdi da je srpska.”Zato ih je

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Srpska lista sa zvaničnicima SAD: Kosovske institucije ugrožavaju elementarna prava Srba

Srpska lista sa zvaničnicima SAD: Kosovske institucije ugrožavaju elementarna prava Srba

Kosovo | 13.03.2024 | access_time 20:40 Srpska lista je saopštila da su njeni predstavnici danas u Prištini ukazali zvaničniku SAD Gabrijelu Eskobaru i američkom ambsadoru Džefriju Hovenijeru (Jeffrey Hovenier) da kosovske institucije ugrožavaju elementarna ljudska prava Srba na Kosovu.Srpska lista, politička organizacija Srba na Kosovu, koja ima podršku zvaničnog Beograda navela je u saopštenju da

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Falling rocks in Australian gold mine kill worker and severely injure another while 29 reach safety | AP News

Falling rocks in Australian gold mine kill worker and severely injure another while 29 reach safety | AP News

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every

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The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it’s not that simple

The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it’s not that simple

LONDON (AP) — The British government published an official definition of “extremism” on Thursday, and said groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government funding.It’s unclear who will be on the list, and critics say branding nonviolent groups as extremist could undermine freedom of speech.The government defined extremism as “the promotion or

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