MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa, but never before with such intensive street gang violence and a presidential declaration of a state of “internal armed conflict” this week in Ecuador.Gunmen from an
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the unrelenting pursuit of him and his party by the attorney general are recurring topics over dinner tables in this country, reflecting a political awakening in a population weary of corruption and impunity.Despite Arévalo’s wide margin of victory in elections certified by Guatemalan authorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel to reengage with Palestinians as partners once fighting in Gaza is over and support their eventual independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps saying no.Even on actions to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians, the two allies are far apart.That cycle, frustrating to much of the
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa’s right leg could have crushed her dreams of becoming a model in a country where not many can afford prosthetics to cope with life and fight social stigma.“It was heartbreaking when they told us they had to amputate it (the leg),” her mother, Esther
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding snow, freezing rain and whipping winds.Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of predicted snow and bone-chilling temperatures. In St. Louis, the
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist to the fight over abortion access, congressional Republicans are trying to block a Biden administration spending rule that they say will cut off millions of dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers.The rule would prohibit states from sending federal funds earmarked for needy Americans to so-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” which
Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases where the idea could lead directly
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony Saturday.Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but the ceremony is reported to have been staged at
Ekonomija | 12.01.2024 | access_time 16:20 Reprezentativni sindikati u Srbiji nemaju jedinstven stav oko zapošljavanja stranih radnika – u Savezu samostalnih sindikata Srbije (SSSS) smatraju da je to pogrešna politika, a u UGS “Nezavisnost” da oni popunjavaju upražnjena mesta u Srbiji i nisu konkurencija domaćoj radnoj snazi.Sekretar Veća SSSS Zoran Mihajlović rekao je danas da
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens was released from U.S. custody on Friday, one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison, his family said.Lt. Ridge Alkonis, of California, was ordered released by the U.S. Parole
