A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts

A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain circulated a wide-ranging United Nations resolution on Myanmar urging renewed peace efforts, condemning attacks on civilians — especially by the Myanmar military — and calling for a halt to illicit arms transfers. The draft resolution obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press expresses “alarm at the increased violence across Myanmar ,”

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Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country’s elite

Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country’s elite

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — One of Chile’s most powerful lawyers was ordered detained Tuesday pending trial on money laundering and tax fraud charges in a case that has rocked the country’s corporate and political elite. After five days of hearings, a court in the capital accepted the prosecution’s request to transfer criminal lawyer Luis Hermosilla

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Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hardline loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of an ongoing crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Maduro named Diosdado Cabello Interior Minister as part of a

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Nacionalni konvent o EU: Duboko smo zabrinuti za stanje demokratije u Srbiji

Nacionalni konvent o EU: Duboko smo zabrinuti za stanje demokratije u Srbiji

Politika | 27.08.2024 | access_time 14:00 Foto: European Council/FRANCOIS LENOIR Mreža nevladinih organizacija Nacionalni konvent o Evropskoj uniji (NKEU) upozorila je danas da je duboko zabrinuta za stanje demokratije i građanskih prava u Srbiji i njenu dalju evropsku budućnost, i pozvala predstavnike vlasti da se odrede prema učešću najviših državnih zvaničnika u kampanji protiv civilnog

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Kina pokrenula novu naučnu ekspediciju na visoravan Ćinghaj-Sizang

Kina pokrenula novu naučnu ekspediciju na visoravan Ćinghaj-Sizang

Klimatske promene | 26.08.2024 | access_time 17:05 Fotografija dronom snimljena 20. juna 2024. pokazuje pogled na glečer Purog Kangri u okrugu Šuanghu, u jugozapadnoj kineskoj autonomnoj oblasti Sizang. (Sinhua/Tenzin Njida) Kina je pokrenula naučnu ekspediciju u gradu Lasa kako bi istražila visoravan Ćinghaj-Sizang – poznatu pod nazivom “vodeni toranj” Azije – sa ciljnim regionom koji

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