COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century, driven by government intimidation, foreign interference, disinformation and the misuse of artificial intelligence in campaigns, an organization promoting democracy said Tuesday. The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or International IDEA , said election
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It’s the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing an historic drought. More than 90 firefighters were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 700 hectares (1,700 acres) of
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days of violent threats that have closed schools and government offices. The governor, meanwhile, said resources would be surged to Springfield to help city officials deal
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A former high-ranking member of the Canadian military was found not guilty by a judge Monday of sexual assault and committing an indecent act in a 33-year-old case involving a younger, lower-ranking servicemember. Former Vice Adm. Haydn Edmundson was head of the military’s personnel in 2021 when he was accused of
Politika | 16.09.2024 | access_time 19:25 Odbornik pokreta “Kreni-promeni” u Skupštini grada Beograda Aleksandar Anđelković kazao je danas da je u glavnom gradu devet odsto teritorije pod zelenom površinom, a da je svetski prosek 40 odsto i dodao da je neophodno raditi na pošumljavanju. Kako je saopštio taj pokret, Anđelković je na sednici skupštine grada
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remain, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters. Earlier this year, Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement that allowed U.S. troops to operate in the West
Politika | Izvor: Beta | 16.09.2024 | access_time 18:00 Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije saopštila je danas da neće podržati inicijativu gradonačelnika Aleksandra Šapića o podizanju spomenika Draži Mihailoviću u Beogradu, kao i slične inicijative koje imaju za cilj prekrajanje istorije zemlje. “Kao prvo, protiv smo revizije prošlosti, jer kao stranka leve orijentacije baštinimo antifašističku tradiciju i
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For three days, the staff of an Orlando medical clinic encouraged a woman with abdominal pain who called the triage line to go to the hospital. She resisted, scared of a 2023 Florida law that required hospitals to ask whether a patient was in the U.S. with legal permission. The clinic
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston was shooting a giant plume of fire into the air for more than two hours on Monday as first-responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood where some homes have caught fire. The fire began at 9:55 a.m. with an explosion that rattled nearby homes in
