Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities

Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration was killed Wednesday in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien. Kerwin Augustin, a regional representative who oversaw Haiti’s northern region, was shot near his house and died at a hospital, according to a reporter from Radio Caraïbes who was at the scene.

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Teachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group

Teachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Dozens of teachers in Belarus have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country’s wide-ranging crackdown on dissent, a respected local human rights organization said Wednesday. Pavel Sapelka, a spokesman for the Viasna rights group told The Associated Press that moves against teachers began in September and that

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As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year’s presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote. A meeting between the two at a Polish-American shrine has not yet been confirmed, but seemed

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Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says

Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog concluded Wednesday that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations last year that he may have mishandled classified information. The department’s inspector general report, obtained by The Associated Press, stated that in several

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