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OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on
BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-known freedom-of-expression organizations have appealed to the Vietnamese authorities to release veteran journalist and historian Truong Huy San, a well-known government critic who reportedly was detained last week in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. The Paris-based group Reporters Without Borders on Friday issued a call for San’s release, noting he was “reportedly
PARIS (AP) — Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine appeared on the streets of Paris on Friday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the French capital. It was unclear who sprayed the graffiti that has appeared on several buildings in central Paris near the Parliament complex
Politika | 07.06.2024 | access_time 12:00 Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić izjavio je da je Svesrpski sabor, koji će sutra biti održan u Beogradu, “velika manifestacija” koja po njegovim rečima, treba da pokaže “jedinstvo u opredeljenju da ne krijemo pripadnost istom narodu”. Vučić je u Tehničko-putničkoj stanici Zemun, na predstavljanju novog kineskog brzog voza, najavio da
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African opposition parties were meeting Friday and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congress’ offer to become part of a government of national unity . ANC failed to secure a majority in last week’s highly contested election , but some opposition parties are already
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rights activists have slammed the displacement of hundreds of sea nomads after their stilt homes in a Malaysian marine park on Borneo island were demolished. But the state government Friday defended its move to tear down the unauthorized settlements, saying it was aimed at bolstering security. Social advocacy group Borneo
BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC in Baghdad, smashing everything in sight before fleeing the scene. A few days earlier, similar violence played out at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken and Chili House — all American brands popular in the Iraqi capital.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The last time federal elections were held in Belgium in 2019, it took nearly 18 months before a new prime minister could be sworn in to lead a seven-party coalition government. The wait was even longer after the 2010 vote when the country needed 541 days to form a government, still a
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An author in Samoa has been charged with murdering another prominent Samoan writer, who was also the aunt of former U.S. congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, authorities in the South Pacific island nation said. Papalii Sia Figiel, 57, is accused of killing Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard 78, after an argument last month, officials told
