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Month: February 2024

India to replace military personnel in Maldives with civilians after president demanded they leave

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will replace its military personnel in Maldives with civilian technical staff who will operate three aircraft from India that provide humanitarian services. The decision comes after new Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu demanded that the Indian military personnel be withdrawn by March 15. At

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EU lawmakers seek an investigation into Serbia vote fraud allegations with an eye to freezing funds

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into allegations of vote-rigging in Serbia. They demanded that EU funds be cut off if the authorities in Belgrade fail to cooperate with the inquiry or are found to be implicated in election irregularities. A monitoring mission by

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UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a ‘military agenda’ in schools

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children’s human rights is calling on Russia to prevent efforts to rewrite school curricula and textbooks to reflect the government’s “political and military agenda,” including in Ukraine. The Committee on the Rights of the Child held hearings in Geneva

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UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a ‘military agenda’ in schools

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children’s human rights is calling on Russia to prevent efforts to rewrite school curricula and textbooks to reflect the government’s “political and military agenda,” including in Ukraine. The Committee on the Rights of the Child held hearings in Geneva

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Russian election officials reject antiwar politician’s bid to oppose Putin in next month’s vote

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected Thursday as a candidate in next month’s presidential balloting by Russian election authorities, a strong signal from the Kremlin that it won’t tolerate any public opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. The move by the Central Election Commission provides an

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Senado de EE.UU. bloquea acuerdo de inmigración y paquete de ayuda exterior, tras voto clave de los republicanos

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Los republicanos del Senado de Estados Unidos bloquearon este miércoles el acuerdo bipartidista de inmigración, que incluyó puntos de seguridad fronteriza, y el paquete de ayuda exterior para Ucrania e Israel, en una votación clave que se dio en medio de un torrente de ataques al proyecto por parte del expresidente Donald

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At a time of uncertainty, LGBTQ+ community sees meaningful representation in latest Biden judicial nominees

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has nominated two LGBTQ+ women to the federal bench in a pattern that advocates and scholars say can help build public trust in a community that has faced political and legal threats. If Nicole Berner and Melissa DuBose are confirmed, the Biden administration will have appointed

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Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen sports leagues and players associations have promised the White House that they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise and learn about nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The White House announced Thursday that the leagues and associations representing football, hockey, baseball, basketball, soccer

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Ships from US, Australia and Japan conduct joint drills in South China Sea in defiance of Beijing

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Warships from the U.S., Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China Sea in defiance of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over virtually the entire strategic waterway. The U.S. 7th Fleet says a U.S. guided-missile destroyer and combat ship carried out operations with navy

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Ex-Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif strikes confident note in vote marred by rival’s imprisonment

By RIAZAT BUTT and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed confidence his party would win national elections on Thursday, a vote that has been marred by violence, deep political tensions and the imprisonment of a popular contender. A day before the election, at least 30 were

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Turkey’s new central bank chief assures that work to combat inflation will press on

By AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s new central bank chief says the work to tame inflation — namely through interest rate hikes — will continue “with determination.” The comments Thursday by Fatih Karahan offer some certainty about efforts to right the battered economy following his precedessor’s surprise resignation. Speaking for the

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