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Month: May 2024

Poland rolls out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Poland have presented a plan to strengthen surveillance and defense along its eastern border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. The government says Poland, which supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s aggression, is being targeted by hostile actions from Russia

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Iran’s acting president addresses new parliament after helicopter crash killing president, others

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber has addressed the country’s new parliament for the first time since last week’s helicopter crash that killed his predecessor and seven others. Mokhber’s speech on Monday comes as Iran prepares for a presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi in

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

La artista venezolana Gabriela Montero entre galardonados por el Premio Internacional Václav Havel a la Disidencia Creativa 2024

Sofía Barruti (CNN en Español) – –  La Fundación de Derechos Humanos (HRF) anunció los ganadores del Premio Internacional Václav Havel a la Disidencia Creativa 2024, entre los que figura la pianista y artista venezolana Gabriela Montero. Montero, de 54 años, es una pianista y compositora venezolana de renombre internacional. El viaje de Montero hacia

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Protests shut streets in Armenia’s capital, roads in other parts to demand the prime minister resign

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Protesters demanding the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister have blocked main streets in the capital city and other parts of the country, sporadically clashing with police. Police on Monday said 196 people have been detained in Yerevan. Protests have roiled the country for weeks, sparked by the government’s return of four

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Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive ‘foreign agents’ legislation

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A Georgian parliament committee has rejected the president’s veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. The move Monday by the parliament’s judiciary committee sets up the possibility of a vote of the full legislature on Tuesday to override President Salome

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US lawmakers vow to bolster Taiwan’s defense with bipartisan visit days after China’s ‘punishment’ military drills

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days after Beijing surrounded the island with massive military exercises. Last week’s drills were the largest China has launched in more than a year and came days after Taiwan swore

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World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is beginning its annual meeting with government ministers and other top envoys hoping to reinforce global preparedness for the next pandemic in the devastating wake of COVID-19. But the most ambitious project, to adopt a pandemic “treaty,” has been shelved after years of

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