Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says

Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog concluded Wednesday that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations last year that he may have mishandled classified information. The department’s inspector general report, obtained by The Associated Press, stated that in several

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Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy | AP News

Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy | AP News

Security was tight on Wednesday as a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. (AP video shot by Mehraj Ud Din and Channi Anand) Security was tight on Wednesday

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ZLF: Odnos Ministarstva prosvete prema nastavnicima koji štrajkuju je neprihvatlji

ZLF: Odnos Ministarstva prosvete prema nastavnicima koji štrajkuju je neprihvatlji

Politika | 18.09.2024 | access_time 13:50 Foto: Beta/Milan Obradović Zeleno-levi front (ZLF) osudio je danas odnos Ministarstva prosvete prema nastavnicima koji štrajku i dodo da je neprihvatljivo da nadležni upozorenjima i pretnjama vrše pritisak na radnike koji traže bolje uslove rada. Koordinatoka Grupe za obrazovanje ZLF Marina Vidojević kazala je da nije u redu što

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Blinken expresses frustration at attacks he says threaten to ‘derail’ Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

Blinken expresses frustration at attacks he says threaten to ‘derail’ Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that he said threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He said the U.S. is still assessing the previous day’s deadly pager explosions, linked to Israel, in Lebanon. Blinken spoke in Egypt, where

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Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004

Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004

BANGKOK (AP) — Eight former state security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters who were arrested in southern Thailand in 2004 will be indicted on murder charges, the prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday. The case earned special notoriety because the manner in which the victims died. They were arrested, had their

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