Former Czech Premier Andrej Babis loses case on collaborating with communist-era secret police | AP News

Former Czech Premier Andrej Babis loses case on collaborating with communist-era secret police | AP News

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Supreme Court upheld a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit by former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis against allegations that he collaborated with Czechoslovakia’s communist-era secret police.Babis informed the local Czech CTK news agency about the verdict on Wednesday. The Slovak-born Babis was suing Slovakia’s Institute of the Nation’s Memory, which

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Thailand’s government, seeking return of tourists from China, approves visa-free entry for 5 months | AP News

Thailand’s government, seeking return of tourists from China, approves visa-free entry for 5 months | AP News

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government Wednesday approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a top economic priority. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the visa exemption, which will also apply to visitors from the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, will be effective

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Syria says an Israeli airstrike on a coastal province killed 2 soldiers and wounded 6 | AP News

Syria says an Israeli airstrike on a coastal province killed 2 soldiers and wounded 6 | AP News

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media said the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in a coastal province on Wednesday, killing two soldiers, wounding six and causing material damage. There was no comment from Israel on the reported strikes.Syria’s state news agency quoted an unnamed military official as saying the missiles hit air defense units

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Vietnam fire: Over a dozen feared dead in massive blaze in Hanoi apartment building | AP News

Vietnam fire: Over a dozen feared dead in massive blaze in Hanoi apartment building | AP News

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed about 12 people and injured more than 50, state media reported Wednesday.The fire has been extinguished and rescue operations were continuing, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Authorities have not confirmed an exact death toll.The fire was believed to have

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Lawyers for jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ask UN to urgently declare he was arbitrarily detained | AP News

Lawyers for jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ask UN to urgently declare he was arbitrarily detained | AP News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich asked a United Nations body on Tuesday to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are “patently false.”The request to the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says “Russia has failed to produce a

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House passes bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program | AP News

House passes bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved measures Tuesday targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country’s ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons. The measures would impose a series of sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, president and other individuals as Washington seeks to further punish

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At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in latest attack in hard-hit northern region | AP News

At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in latest attack in hard-hit northern region | AP News

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — At least 10 government soldiers were killed Tuesday during an attack by armed groups in northern Mali, the nation’s armed forces said, amid ongoing deadly violence in the hard-hit region and as United Nations peacekeepers continue their withdrawal.A coalition of former rebels known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security

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Stefanović (SSP): Predsednik Srbije je glavni generator antievropske kampanje

Stefanović (SSP): Predsednik Srbije je glavni generator antievropske kampanje

Politika | Izvor: Beta | 12.09.2023 | access_time 16:50 Zamenik predsednika Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Borko Stefanović ocenio je danas da je “glavni generator antievropske kampanje” u Srbiji njen predsednik Aleksandar Vučić.On je u saopštenju naveo da su građani Srbije “devedesetih (godina prošlog veka) već plaćali cenu Vučićeve pogrešne politike”, prenela je SSP.Građani “treba

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Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake | AP News

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake | AP News

PARIS (AP) — The text-message alert came in the middle of the night: A massive earthquake had hit Morocco. French volunteers scrambled to pull together a nine-person search-and-rescue team, listening devices and other gear to look for people buried under rubble.The only thing the French aid workers didn’t have was a green light from Morocco

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