AP Week in Pictures: Asia | AP News

AP Week in Pictures: Asia | AP News

Oct. 13-19, 2023Rallies supporting the Palestinians were held in Indonesia, Philippines and Australia. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin with other foreign leaders attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, and people row a long boat in a procession carrying Buddha images to a monastery during the pagoda festival in Myanmar.

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Solidarnost: Pokrenuta peticija da Zemun dobije pravi kulturni centar

Solidarnost: Pokrenuta peticija da Zemun dobije pravi kulturni centar

Kultura | Izvor: Beta | 19.10.2023 | access_time 13:55 Politička platforma Solidarnost je pokrenula peticiju da Zemun dobije kulturni centar, pošto skoro 200 hiljada stanovnika nema ni bioskop ni pozorište, a Zavičajni muzej je zatvoren više od 20 godina radi rekonstrukcije.”Zemunu je potreban kulturni centar. Ali ne kulturni centar koji bi postojao kao ustanova na nekom papiru

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Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely | AP News

Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans want the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of Palestinians fleeing war in the Gaza Strip, suggesting that a surge of civilian refugees could allow extremists into the country. But such an onslaught is highly unlikely.People fleeing the fighting are

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An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely ‘a pharmacist,’ defense lawyers tell a war crimes court | AP News

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely ‘a pharmacist,’ defense lawyers tell a war crimes court | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Defense lawyers told the International Criminal Court on Thursday that their client was not a Sudanese militia leader who had participated in war crimes, but rather “a no one” who had no involvement in the ongoing conflict in the nation. Prosecutors say Ali Mohammed Ali Abdul Rahman Ali is better

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The government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida | AP News

The government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.The bank denied violating fair lending laws and said it wanted to avoid litigation by agreeing to

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