MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Mexico said Wednesday that a mayoral candidate was killed in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, one of a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections.Tomás Morales was hoping to become mayor of the violence-wracked city of Chilapa, Guerrero.The ruling
Politika | 13.03.2024 | access_time 18:20 Predsednik Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Dragan Đilas izjavio je da su danas koalicije “Srbija protiv nasilja” i NADA predložile vlasti da razgovaraju o izbornim uslovima, kako bi pokušali da naprave napredak, ali da “nije siguran da postoji iskrena namera vlasti da razgovara”.Đilas je za televiziju Insajder rekao da
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.Far from the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, eastern Congo has long been overrun by more than 120 armed groups seeking a share
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who will seek his extradition.Prosecutors did not confirm
VIENNA (AP) — Austria said on Wednesday it has ordered two diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna to leave the country. An Austrian official said the expulsions were related to spying activities.The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement that the two Russian diplomats had “engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status” and have
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” hybrids for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to court documents and federal prosecutors.Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Montana pleaded guilty to felony charges of
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Wednesday it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates-led consortium of the Telegraph Media Group.The development comes after numerous lawmakers from across the political divide urged for an explicit ban
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The 23 crew members of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship boarded by pirates off Somalia this week have been taken hostage, and a European Union vessel is tracking the ship as it heads toward the coast, the EU’s maritime security force said Wednesday. The hijacking of the MV Abdullah, first reported Tuesday
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona.The move by Pere Aragonès on Wednesday came on the eve of a vote in Spain’s national parliament on a contentious amnesty
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to help stop what he anticipates to be an increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence in their country.The governor said in a news release he is sending a mix of Florida Department
