Croatia firefighters report toughest day. North Macedonia could seek NATO help against wildfires

Croatia firefighters report toughest day. North Macedonia could seek NATO help against wildfires

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries on Wednesday battled wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weeks-long drought with firefighters in Croatia saying the toughest day so far this season was behind them as North Macedonia’s emergency chief suggest the country should seek assistance from NATO. Croatia’s Firefighters’ Association described the past 24 hours

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South Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies

South Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A civilian employee in South Korea’s military intelligence command was arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets, the Defense Ministry said, as local media speculated the information was about South Korean spies operating abroad and that it may have been sent to North Korea. A military court issued a warrant Tuesday

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Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly

Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation . And with momentum soaring on social media, authorities fear a replay of the deadly 2020 demonstrations against police brutality in this West African nation — or a wave of

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The Latest: Project 2025’s director steps down, and Trump says Harris ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’

The Latest: Project 2025’s director steps down, and Trump says Harris ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides. Paul Dans’ exit comes after the project “completed exactly what it

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Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador

Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador

BERLIN (AP) — An investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021 cyberattack on Germany’s national office for cartography, officials in Berlin said Wednesday. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry for a protest for the first time in decades. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer said the German government

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Local storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics

Local storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics

PARIS (AP) — A local storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in both directions, France’s rail company said, leaving thousands of travelers stranded amid the Olympics and departures for summer vacation. The SNCF said all the fast trains leaving from and arriving

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Skupština Srbije nastavila raspravu o amandmanima na izmene Zakona o platnim uslugama

Skupština Srbije nastavila raspravu o amandmanima na izmene Zakona o platnim uslugama

Politika | 31.07.2024 | access_time 11:50 Foto: Skupština Srbije/Peđa Vučković Skupština Srbije nastavila je danas raspravu o amandmanima na izmene Zakona o platnim uslugama. Na dnevnom redu vanrednog zasedanja Skupštine je 60 tačaka, među kojima su Deklaracija o zaštiti nacionalnih i političkih prava i zajedničkoj budućnosti srpskog naroda, dogovorena na Svesrpskom saboru u junu, zatim

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