NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A top European Union official is in Cyprus on Friday to inspect preparations to send desperately needed aid to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, just hours after President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. military will set up a temporary port off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to support deliveries.Efforts to dramatically ramp up
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy, a U.N. fact-finding mission said Friday. The stark pronouncement came in a wide-ranging initial report
CAIRO (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. In the last eight years, some 30 million people have undergone the procedure, in which external genitalia are partially or fully removed
Politika | 08.03.2024 | access_time 09:10 Predsednik Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Dragan Đilas izjavio je da SSP smatra da na nove beogradske izbore u jednoj koloni treba da izađu svi “koji su zaista opozicija” aktuelnoj vlasti.”Da to bude lista za spas Beograda. Da bi spasili naš grad, potrebno je da se u skladu sa
Politika | 07.03.2024 | access_time 21:00 Učesnici tribine “Ustav Srbije danas: izazovi i protivrečnosti” Fondacije za liberalnu praktičnu politiku apelovali su večeras na Ustavni sud da deluje po pitanju zahteva za poništavanje decembarskih izbora.Na skupu posvećenom zaštiti ustavnosti i zakonitosti ukazano je da pravosudne institucije nisu efikasne u svom radu, da se svrstavaju “na stranu
CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, charity and good deeds. Socially, it often brings families and friends together in festive gatherings around meals
TOKYO (AP) — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68.Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, is an international million-seller that also turned into hugely popular anime series, video games and films. Toriyama died
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal’s nine traditional instruments, because they were identified with the Damai, part of the lowest caste that was formerly known as “untouchables.”Chaudhari, now 41, eventually overcame her family’s
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to finish at 39,688.94. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,847.00. South Korea’s Kospi surged 1.1% to 2,677.22. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.3% to 16,441.68
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die.Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supply deliveries. At least 20 people have died
