Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97 | AP News

Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97 | AP News

BERLIN (AP) — Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, a Holocaust survivor who spent the late years of her life warning of the re-emergence of far-right populism and discrimination against minorities across Europe, has died. She was 97.The International Auschwitz Committee said Fahidi-Pusztai died in Budapest on Monday. A cause of death was not given.“Auschwitz survivors all over the

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Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is ‘rotten’ | AP News

Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is ‘rotten’ | AP News

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Tuesday that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the United States.“As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in today’s conditions, in my opinion, is good because it shows the rottenness

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UN food agency warns of ‘doom loop’ for world’s hungriest as governments cut aid and needs increase | AP News

UN food agency warns of ‘doom loop’ for world’s hungriest as governments cut aid and needs increase | AP News

ROME (AP) — The World Food Program warned Tuesday that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people, with each 1% cut in aid risking to push 400,000 people toward starvation.The agency said the more than 60% funding shortfall this year was the

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Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation | AP News

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation | AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war’s longest and deadliest fighting. The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms

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AP PHOTOS: Humpback whales draw thousands of visitors to a small port on Colombia’s Pacific coast | AP News

AP PHOTOS: Humpback whales draw thousands of visitors to a small port on Colombia’s Pacific coast | AP News

BAHIA SOLANO, Colombia (AP) — Every summer, thousands of tourists descend on the Colombian town of Bahia Solano to experience the thrill of watching humpback whales as they migrate from the frigid waters of the southern Pacific to Colombia’s warm waters.The town lies on a remote stretch of coast covered by dense rainforests that are

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Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods | AP News

Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods | AP News

CAIRO (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that has been inundated by devastating floods, a humanitarian agency said Tuesday. Authorities estimated that as many as 2,000 people are believed dead in the city of Derna.Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in many

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