Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration | AP News

Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration | AP News

SAHY, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia began conducting traffic checks on its border with neighboring Hungary on Thursday amid what it says is a dramatic rise in migrants crossing onto its territory. The policy joins a flurry of similar border measures other Central European countries have imposed in recent days. The increased border protection came as

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Orlić: Izbori najranije 17. decembra, građani znaju ko se bori za veće plate i penzije i ko gradi

Orlić: Izbori najranije 17. decembra, građani znaju ko se bori za veće plate i penzije i ko gradi

Predsednik Skupštine Vladimir Orlić rekao je danas da će republički, pokrajinski i izbori za pojedine lokalne samouprave biti održani do kraja godine.On je, gostujući na RTS, naglasio da je predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić jasno rekao da izbore možemo da imamo najranije 17. decembra.”To je u skladu sa onim što je opozicija tražila, mada je teško

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Šolc: U Granadi razgovori o situaciji na Kosovu, posvećeni smo pronalaženju mirnog rešenja

Šolc: U Granadi razgovori o situaciji na Kosovu, posvećeni smo pronalaženju mirnog rešenja

Nemački kancelar Olaf Šolc izjavio je da će se danas u Granadi razgovarati i o situaciji na Kosovu i da je on posvećen pronalaženju mirnog rešenja.”Za mene je veoma važno da situacija dodatno ne eskalira između Srbije i Kosova”, rekao je Šolc na zajedničkoj konferenciji za novinare sa bugarskim premijerom Nikolajem Denkovim u Berlinu.Šolc je

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Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to the International Criminal Court | AP News

Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to the International Criminal Court | AP News

Family members of jailed lawyers and politicians in Tunisia want the International Criminal Court to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations as an increasing number of President Kais Saied’s opponents are arrested and several in prison stage hunger strikes.Yusra Ghannouchi, the daughter of jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, plans to join other

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Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ | AP News

Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession. Since mid-summer, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a benchmark for many loans, has steadily climbed, causing a spillover rise in other borrowing costs.

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Uganda briefly detains opposition figure and foils planned street demonstration, his supporters say | AP News

Uganda briefly detains opposition figure and foils planned street demonstration, his supporters say | AP News

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces on Thursday briefly detained opposition figure Bobi Wine and foiled a planned street demonstration by his supporters who intended to welcome him at the airport.Wine, a singer and former lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was driven under police escort to his home outside Kampala after his

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German customs officials raid properties belonging to a Russian national targeted by sanctions | AP News

German customs officials raid properties belonging to a Russian national targeted by sanctions | AP News

VIENNA (AP) — A special unit of police and customs officials have raided several properties of a Russian national in the southern state of Bavaria, officials said Thursday.The unidentified Russian is subject to sanctions and asset freezes by the European Union, German customs officials said. The European Union, the United States and other western nations

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