A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections | AP News

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections | AP News

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Thursday he was awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars, just weeks before the strongly anti-migration ruling party seeks re-election for a third term.Media reports allege Poland’s consular sections issued some 250,000

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Poplave u Libiji, grad Derna ‘zbrisala’ voda

Poplave u Libiji, grad Derna ‘zbrisala’ voda

Srbija | 14.09.2023 | access_time 09:00 AP Photo/Yousef Murad Poplave u Libiji, izazvane olujom Danijel, odnele su 5.300 života, a blizu deset hiljada ljudi se smatraju nestalim u katastrofalnoj nepogodi.Najveća šteta je u gradu Derna, na istoku zemlje, gde su dve brane srušene.Voda je zbrisala sve pred sobom, a mnoge ljude je odnela u more

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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante told officials he planned to carjack someone and flee US | AP News

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante told officials he planned to carjack someone and flee US | AP News

A murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail and was captured two weeks later told authorities he had been planning to carjack someone and flee to Canada or Puerto Rico, a law enforcement official said Thursday.Interviewed at a state police barracks hours after his capture Wednesday morning, Danelo Cavalcante, 34, revealed to investigators he planned

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Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences rioter who stormed capital in January to 17 years in prison | AP News

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences rioter who stormed capital in January to 17 years in prison | AP News

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court handed a 17-year prison sentence Thursday to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, 51, is the first of several participants in the uprising to

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US names former commerce secretary, big Democrat donor to coordinate private sector aid for Ukraine | AP News

US names former commerce secretary, big Democrat donor to coordinate private sector aid for Ukraine | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has tapped former Commerce Secretary and major Democratic donor Penny Pritzker to coordinate U.S. efforts to channel private sector reconstruction assistance to Ukraine.President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the appointment on Thursday, just moments after the Treasury imposed a raft of new sanctions on Russia

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Israel’s Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy | AP News

Israel’s Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States next week, the Israeli leader’s office said Thursday.Netanyahu’s office declined to discuss the agenda for their meeting, which is due on Monday. It comes at a time when Musk is facing accusations of tolerating antisemitic

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Borel: Danas ćemo videti da li su lideri Srbije i Kosova spremni da preuzmu odgovornost

Borel: Danas ćemo videti da li su lideri Srbije i Kosova spremni da preuzmu odgovornost

Politika | 14.09.2023 | access_time 12:50 Foto: Beta/European Council/Frederic Sierakowski Šef evropske diplomatije Žozep Borel izjavio je tokom nove runde dijaloga u Briselu da će se danas videti da li su lideri Srbije i Kosova spremni da preuzmu odgovornost.Pošto je u Briselu počeo zajednički sastanak predsednika Srbije Aleksandra Vučića i premijera Kosova Aljbina Kurtija, u

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