Texas firefighters battle flames stoked by strong winds as warnings are issued across the region

Texas firefighters battle flames stoked by strong winds as warnings are issued across the region

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Strong winds spread flames on Sunday and prompted at least one evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters worked to stop the largest wildfire in state history.As of Sunday afternoon, the Smokehouse Creek fire, which has burned more than 1 million acres (404,685 hectares), was

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Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting

Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time.U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed.Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index rose to 40,314.64 but fell back slightly. It gained 0.5% to close at 40,109.23 following

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Đurđević Stamenkovski, Nikodijević i Jerković: Novi beogradski izbori biće referendumski

Đurđević Stamenkovski, Nikodijević i Jerković: Novi beogradski izbori biće referendumski

Politika | 04.03.2024 | access_time 07:50 Predsednica stranke Zavetnici Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski, član Predsedništva Socijalističke partije Srbije (SPS) Nikola Nikodijević i predsednik pokreta “Nema nazad, iza je Srbija” Aleksandar Jerković ocenili su da će novi beogradski izbori biti “referendumski” i da će se na njima odlučivati ne samo o Beogradu, već i o “političkoj budućnosti

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Tepić (SSP): Nikada nismo razgovarali o Bodirogi kao kandidatu opozicije za gradonačelnika

Tepić (SSP): Nikada nismo razgovarali o Bodirogi kao kandidatu opozicije za gradonačelnika

Ona je u emisiji “Utisak nedelje” ocenila da je to Vučićev način da “skrene pažnju” sa preporuka ODIHR-a nakon decembarskih izbora, kao i obaveza njega i vlade Srbije, preneo je portal Nova.rs.”Mi zaista nikada nismo razgovarali o gospodinu Bodirogi kao kandidatu koalicije. Za nas je najvažnije da Beograd sutra vodi čovek koji zna da upravlja

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Haiti orders nightly curfew trying to restore calm after a weekend of violence and prison break

Haiti orders nightly curfew trying to restore calm after a weekend of violence and prison break

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew trying to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates. A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out

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Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds

Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, on charges of mishandling expenditures for a government project in 2013, the latest legal victory for the powerful family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.The action comes shortly after Thaksin, Yingluck’s brother, was released on parole for corruption-related

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