A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal | AP News

A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal | AP News

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea. Three of the five prisoners have been previously identified while two others have not been named publicly. Those identified include:SIAMAK NAMAZI Siamak Namazi, an energy executive, was arrested in

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Buenos Aires protester dies of heart attack apparently suffered while being detained by police | AP News

Buenos Aires protester dies of heart attack apparently suffered while being detained by police | AP News

A left-wing political activist taking part in a protest days before national primary elections in Argentina died of a heart attack that he suffered while being detained by police Thursday, authorities said.Video posted on social media shows Buenos Aires city police pinning the man face down on the pavement when the person filming starts yelling:

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U Guči od sutra 62. Sabor trubača

U Guči od sutra 62. Sabor trubača

U Guči su u toku predsaborski dani, a sutra, u petak, u 11.00 sati, podizanjem saborske zastave, počeće 62. Sabor trubača koji će trajati do nedelje, 13. avgusta.Organizatori su najavili da će sutra uveče nastupiti trubački orkestar Dejana Petrovića, a u subotu i nedelju majstori trube Dejan Lazarević i Saša Krstić.Za tri dana Sabora u Guči

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China accuses US of trying to block its development and demands that technology curbs be repealed | AP News

China accuses US of trying to block its development and demands that technology curbs be repealed | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China accused Washington on Thursday of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology and security by tightening controls on U.S. investments that might help Beijing develop its military.The Foreign Ministry accused the Biden administration of pursuing “technology hegemony” and demanded Washington “immediately revoke its

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Mexico’s army-run airline to take off in September, but the flight attendants won’t be soldiers | AP News

Mexico’s army-run airline to take off in September, but the flight attendants won’t be soldiers | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico announced Thursday that its army-run airline will start up in September — but the flight attendants won’t be soldiers. The administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also put trains, law enforcement, tourism and infrastructure projects under the army’s command. That includes one tourist ferry line serving the Isla

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FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads | AP News

FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads | AP News

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation.The FEC’s unanimous procedural vote on Thursday advances a petition asking it to regulate ads that use artificial intelligence to

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U Kruševcu i večeras šetnja protiv nasilja

U Kruševcu i večeras šetnja protiv nasilja

Politika | 10.08.2023 | access_time 22:00 Oko stotinak građana Kruševca okupilo se večeras u tom gradu na šestom protestu “protiv nasilja” u isto toliko nedelja.Posle uobičajenog okupljanja na Trgu glumaca, učesnici protesta prošetali su glavnom gradskom ulicom do Spomenika kosovskim junacima i Trga Kosturnica.Za razliku od prethodnih okupljanja večeras nije bilo obraćanja a izostalo je

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Jević (Narodna stranka): Neophodan sinhronizovan nastup opozicije na beogradskim izborima

Jević (Narodna stranka): Neophodan sinhronizovan nastup opozicije na beogradskim izborima

Politika | 10.08.2023 | access_time 20:10 Odbornica Narodne stranke u Skupštini Beograda Anja Jević ocenila je danas da je neophodno da opozicija na eventualnim beogradskim izborima nastupi sinhronizovano, što kako je dodala, ne znači nužno u jednoj koloni. Ona je za televiziju N1 ocenila da građani “očekuju zajednički rad opozicije u cilju promene vlasti u

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Najmanje 36 ljudi nastradalo u šumskim požarima na Havajima

Najmanje 36 ljudi nastradalo u šumskim požarima na Havajima

Klimatske promene | Izvor: Beta-AP | 10.08.2023 | access_time 10:55 Najmanje 36 ljudi poginulo je u šumskim požarima koji su zahvatili delove Havaja i razorili ostrvo Maui.Ljudi su nastradali u gradu Lahaina na ostrvu Maui, saoptštile su tamošnje vlasti.Požar rasplamsavaju jaki vetrovi uragana Dora.Uragan se kretao ka jugu kada je iznenada zahvatio ostrvo Maui.Vatra je

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