EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to step up normalization efforts before the bloc’s June elections | AP News

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to step up normalization efforts before the bloc’s June elections | AP News

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The EU envoy for the Western Balkans on Tuesday urged Kosovo and Serbia to push ahead with faltering normalization talks before elections for the European Parliament in June.Miroslav Lajcak met for three hours with Kosovo’s top leaders — President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi

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Lajčak: U širem pogledu malo je napretka u dijalogu

Lajčak: U širem pogledu malo je napretka u dijalogu

Kosovo | Izvor: Beta | 30.01.2024 | access_time 19:10 Foto: Beta/Nenad Petrović Izaslanik Evropske unije za dijalog Kosova i Srbije Miroslav Lajčak je danas posle sastanka sa premijerom Aljbinom Kurtijem rekao u Prištini da je “u širem pogledu malo napretka” u procesu normalizacije odnosa.”Zahvaljujući dijalogu, imali smo važne rezultate krajem prošle godine, kao što su

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An auction of Nelson Mandela’s possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep them | AP News

An auction of Nelson Mandela’s possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep them | AP News

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The planned auction of dozens of artifacts belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it, the body that protects South Africa’s cultural heritage said Tuesday.The online auction had been scheduled by New York-based Guernsey’s auction house on Feb. 24, in conjunction with Dr Makaziwe Mandela

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EU Parliament probes a Latvian lawmaker after media allegations that she spied for Russia | AP News

EU Parliament probes a Latvian lawmaker after media allegations that she spied for Russia | AP News

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has opened an investigation into news reports that a Latvian member of the assembly, Tatjana Ždanoka, has been working as a Russian agent for several years, officials said Tuesday.The president of the European Union’s legislative body, Roberta Metsola, “takes these allegations very seriously,” her office said in a statement.

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Britain’s Conservative government warned against tax cuts by IMF economist | AP News

Britain’s Conservative government warned against tax cuts by IMF economist | AP News

LONDON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist has advised the U.K. government to avoid further tax cuts amid expectations Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s battered administration will do just that to win over voters in an election year.Instead of reducing taxes, the government should ensure it is prepared to meet increasing demands for spending

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New British Virgin Islands governor faces heated debate over sovereignty and corruption | AP News

New British Virgin Islands governor faces heated debate over sovereignty and corruption | AP News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A public servant from the United Kingdom has been sworn in as the new governor of the British Virgin Islands, where he faces debate over the archipelago’s sovereignty after an investigation found widespread corruption and sparked a constitutional crisis.Gov. Daniel Pruce said in a speech released Tuesday that he

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Man wanted for allegedly killing girlfriend and leaving body at Boston airport is arrested in Kenya | AP News

Man wanted for allegedly killing girlfriend and leaving body at Boston airport is arrested in Kenya | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A man wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a parking lot at a Boston airport before flying to Kenya has been arrested, Kenyan police said Tuesday.Kevin Kangethe, 40, was apprehended at a nightclub Monday following a tipoff, Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin told The Associated

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