NEW DELHI (AP) — About 340 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police and soldiers have fled into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic minority army, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said Thursday. Hasan Mahmud said 340 security personnel had entered Bangladesh by Wednesday. He said Bangladesh is having discussions with Myanmar’s government about the issue and that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli forces detained two young adult American brothers in Gaza and their Canadian father in an overnight raid on their home in the besieged Palestinian territory, relatives of the men said.A U.S. Embassy official in Jerusalem reached by telephone from Washington said Americans officials were aware of the situation and were following
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the second straight time Thursday in an effort to help the struggling economy.The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 6.25%. The bank also trimmed borrowing costs by a quarter-point on Dec. 21, which marked the first
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government said Thursday that it would extend the closure of its long border with Russia for another two months until April 14, because it sees no signs that Moscow was stopping its “hybrid operation” of funneling migrants toward the frontier with the Nordic nation.Finland closed the 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border late
Politika | 08.02.2024 | access_time 14:35 Portparol Evropske unije Peter Stano izjavio je danas u Briselu da Unija i Evropska komisija “veoma snažno podržavaju” slobodu medija i novinara i stoje na “veoma čvrstom stanovištu” da se novinarima mora dozvoliti da obavljaju svoj posao.”A ko god nastoji da daje neke ocene o medijima, to suštinski daje
Politika | 08.02.2024 | access_time 14:25 Foto: Beta/strategicanalysis.sk Izvršni direktor nevladine organizacije za Strateške analize u Bratislavi Jan Cingel izjavio je danas da je predlog Evropske komisije da se obaveze iz Ohridskog sporazuma Srbije i Kosova uvrste u proces pregovora Srbije o prijemu u EU predstavlja dodatni pritisak Brisela jer napretka nije bilo od sastanka
Politika | 08.02.2024 | access_time 13:55 Predsednik Pokreta slobodnih građana (PSG) Pavle Grbović izjavio je danas da Rezolucija o izbornim nepravilnostima u Srbiji predstavlja zvanični početak promene odnosa institucija Evropske unije (EU) prema “režimu” Aleksandra Vučića.Grbović je agenciji Beta kazao da se očekuje slanje misije EU u Srbiju koja će utvrditi sve nepravilnosti tokom prethodnog
Politika | 08.02.2024 | access_time 13:30 Foto: Beta/VLADA SRBIJE/Pedja Vuckovic Premijerka Srbije Ana Brnabić reagovala je danas na izjave opozicionih poslanika koji su u Strazburu uoči zasedanja plenarne sednice Evropskog parlamenta pozvali na hitnu međunarodnu istragu navoda o nepravilnostima na izborima koji su u decembru održani u Srbiji.Na panelu “Srbija: demokratija na raskršću” koaliciju “Srbija
On Feb. 10, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly
WASHINGTON (AP) — They were warned that criticism of Israel’s conduct during its war on Hamas in Gaza could cost them politically. But in the four months since Israel’s blistering offensive was ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, progressives in Congress who have called for a cease-fire are seeing record fundraising dollars as they fight
