Mid-Atlantic coast under flood warnings as Ophelia weakens to post-tropical low and moves north | AP News

Mid-Atlantic coast under flood warnings as Ophelia weakens to post-tropical low and moves north | AP News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia was downgraded to a post-tropical low on Saturday night but continued to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after the storm made landfall near

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Jailed Kremlin critic transferred to a prison in Siberia, placed in ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says | AP News

Jailed Kremlin critic transferred to a prison in Siberia, placed in ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says | AP News

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and placed in a tiny “punishment cell,” his lawyer said Sunday.Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., 42, earlier this year was convicted of treason for publicly denouncing Russia’s war in Ukraine and sentenced to 25 years in prison as

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He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man’s case offers a glimpse into US immigration court | AP News

He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man’s case offers a glimpse into US immigration court | AP News

The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn’t worried about representing himself in U.S. immigration court. He believed the details of his asylum claim spoke for themselves.Mohammad was a university professor, teaching human rights courses in Afghanistan before he fled for the United States. Mohammad is also Hazara, an ethnic minority long persecuted in

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First refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh arrive in Armenia following Azerbaijan’s military offensive | AP News

First refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh arrive in Armenia following Azerbaijan’s military offensive | AP News

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, and more were expected to come after a 10-month blockade and a lightning military offensive this month that resulted in Azerbaijan reclaiming full control of the breakaway region. Thousands of people were evacuated from cities and villages affected

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