Dominican Republic to close all borders despite push to resolve diplomatic crisis | AP News

Dominican Republic to close all borders despite push to resolve diplomatic crisis | AP News

DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic announced Thursday that he would close all borders with neighboring Haiti starting Friday despite a flurry of last-minute meetings to prevent him from taking such action.President Luis Abinader said the closure of air, sea and land borders would occur at 6 a.m. Eastern Standard

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Jordan rejects US request to release ex-Jordanian official accused of plot against king | AP News

Jordan rejects US request to release ex-Jordanian official accused of plot against king | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan has rejected a U.S. request to release a former top Jordanian official imprisoned in an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy, according to his family and lawyer.Bassem Awadallah, a dual Jordanian-American citizen, has spent over two years in Jordanian prison after being convicted of plotting against King Abdullah II with the

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A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections | AP News

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections | AP News

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Thursday he was awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars, just weeks before the strongly anti-migration ruling party seeks re-election for a third term.Media reports allege Poland’s consular sections issued some 250,000

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Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state’s nonpartisan top elections official | AP News

Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state’s nonpartisan top elections official | AP News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.Democrats say the vote was held improperly and that lawmakers don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. The issue is expected to end in a legal

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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante told officials he planned to carjack someone and flee US | AP News

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante told officials he planned to carjack someone and flee US | AP News

A murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail and was captured two weeks later told authorities he had been planning to carjack someone and flee to Canada or Puerto Rico, a law enforcement official said Thursday.Interviewed at a state police barracks hours after his capture Wednesday morning, Danelo Cavalcante, 34, revealed to investigators he planned

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