Close ally of late opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania’s capital, team says

Close ally of late opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania’s capital, team says

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Associates of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported Tuesday night that the politician’s close ally and top strategist was attacked near his home in Lithuania’s capital. Navalny’s spokesman Kira Yarmysh said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov’s car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with

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Brnabić: Samozvane političke elite podstiču nasilje prema aktivistima SNS-a

Brnabić: Samozvane političke elite podstiču nasilje prema aktivistima SNS-a

Politika | 12.03.2024 | access_time 18:15 Foto: Vlada Srbije/Slobodan Miljević Potpredsednica Glavnog odbora Srpske napredne stranke (SNS) i stranačka poverenica za Beograd Ana Brnabić je danas izjavila da “samozvana politička, društvena i medijska elita podstiče nasilje prema aktivistima te stranke”.Brnabić koja je i premijerka u tehničkom mandatu, na konferenciji za novinare u sedištu SNS-a u

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Building collapses in central Pakistan, killing at least 9 people and injuring 2 others | AP News

Building collapses in central Pakistan, killing at least 9 people and injuring 2 others | AP News

A three-story residential building collapsed in central Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said. Rubble from the collapsed building also fell on nearby homes, wounding several people in Multan, a city in the eastern Punjab province, senior government official Rizwan Qadeer said. (AP video: Shazia Bhatti) A three-story residential building collapsed

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Kenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

Kenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean nation and the announcement by its Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would resign once a presidential council is created, a Kenyan official said Tuesday.Kenya had agreed last October

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US spearheads first UN resolution on artificial intelligence — aimed at ensuring world has access

US spearheads first UN resolution on artificial intelligence — aimed at ensuring world has access

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries, especially those in the developing world, have equal access.The draft General Assembly resolution aims to close the digital divide between countries and make

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A seasoned prosecutor with few political ties is elected as Colombia’s new attorney general

A seasoned prosecutor with few political ties is elected as Colombia’s new attorney general

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday selected the nation’s new attorney general following a month of deliberations that were interrupted by protests outside the court and complaints from President Gustavo Petro, who argued the judges were stonewalling his nominees.Ultimately the court selected Luz Adriana Camargo, a seasoned prosecutor with few political ties

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