Indigenous leader of Guatemalan protests says they are defending democracy after election | AP News

Indigenous leader of Guatemalan protests says they are defending democracy after election | AP News

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of the leaders of the nationwide protests against efforts to undermine Guatemala’s elections that have paralyzed much of the country’s commerce for nearly two weeks is a young one-time law student who now heads up one of one of the country’s most important Indigenous organizations.While Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei tries

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Pentagon’s ‘FrankenSAM’ program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine | AP News

Pentagon’s ‘FrankenSAM’ program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine | AP News

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Pentagon calls it FrankenSAM — a project that cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine from an array of parts from around the world.But now, as congressional gridlock delays funding for the war in Ukraine, the Frankenstein-like program for surface-to-air missiles has become more of a life saver and a reliable

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A possible Israeli ground war looms in Gaza. What weapons are wielded by those involved? | AP News

A possible Israeli ground war looms in Gaza. What weapons are wielded by those involved? | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would further escalate the war raging since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack, killing hundreds of civilians. A ground invasion also would threaten to draw in the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah from the north. The United States has deployed one aircraft carrier group to

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US arranging evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel as war with Hamas rages | AP News

US arranging evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel as war with Hamas rages | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to announce soon that the U.S. government will begin operating evacuation flights to help Americans leave Israel as Israel prepares to escalate retaliatory action against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, according to two people familiar with the plans.The evacuation flights are expected to begin operating as

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Ekološki ustanak: Ambasador SAD se stavom o Kosovu meša u unutrašnja pitanja Srbije

Ekološki ustanak: Ambasador SAD se stavom o Kosovu meša u unutrašnja pitanja Srbije

Politika | 12.10.2023 | access_time 14:35 Ekološki ustanak je danas u otvorenom pismu pitao ambasadora Sjedinjenih Američkih Država u Srbiji Kristofera Hila da li bi pristao da prizna nezavisnost Teksasa kada bi narod Srbije to tražio i ocenili da on svojim izjavama o Kosovu vrši pritisak na građane.”Osim što je za iskopavanje srpskog litijuma, kao

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More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says | AP News

More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.Taliban officials said Saturday’s earthquake killed more than 2,000 people of all ages and genders across Herat province. The epicenter was in Zenda Jan district, where 1,294 people died

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An Italian couple is unaccounted for in Southern Israel. The husband needs regular medical care | AP News

An Italian couple is unaccounted for in Southern Israel. The husband needs regular medical care | AP News

They were last heard from at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. They were sheltering in their safe room after militants began storming the southern Israel community of Be’eri, where at least 100 people were later found dead.Now they are gone. Eviatar Moshe Kipnis, 65, and Lilach Lea Havron, 60, are among the estimated 150 people believed

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Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates | AP News

Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday.About

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