Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures | AP News

Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures | AP News

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Israel’s national soccer team arrived in Kosovo on Friday amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier.The team’s two buses were accompanied by several police vehicles and armed officers as it left the airport.There was also tight security at the hotel where the team was

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Suspected Islamic extremists holding about 30 ethnic Dogon men hostage after bus raid, leader says | AP News

Suspected Islamic extremists holding about 30 ethnic Dogon men hostage after bus raid, leader says | AP News

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men from the Dogon ethnic group hostage after ambushing several public transport buses in central Mali earlier this week, a community leader said Friday.Bocar Guindo said that armed men initially kidnapped about 40 people who had been traveling Tuesday between Koro and Bankass. The

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New Moschino creative director dies of sudden illness just days after joining Milan-based brand | AP News

New Moschino creative director dies of sudden illness just days after joining Milan-based brand | AP News

MILAN (AP) — The new creative director of Moschino, Davide Renne, has died after a sudden illness, the owner of the Milan-based fashion house announced on Friday.Renne, 46, took over the role of creative director on Nov. 1, and his first collection was to have been shown during Milan Fashion Week womenswear previews in February.“With

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France’s Macron says melting glaciers are ‘an unprecedented challenge for humanity’ | AP News

France’s Macron says melting glaciers are ‘an unprecedented challenge for humanity’ | AP News

PARIS (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions, protecting the environment and collaborating on scientific research into the Earth’s icy ecosystems. Such a united effort is desperately needed, even though the

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A Belarusian dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article | AP News

A Belarusian dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article | AP News

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later “given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo,”

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