JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack, a senior Cabinet minister said. The decision drew an angry response from the U.S. at a time of growing tensions over the course of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s …
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Putin vuela en bombardero con capacidades nucleares en duro mensaje a Occidente previo a elección
MOSCÚ (AP) — El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin viajó el jueves como copiloto en un bombardero estratégico con capacidades nucleares en un vuelo cuyo objetivo aparente fue reafirmar su imagen antes de la elección del próximo mes, en la que su triunfo es casi seguro. El vuelo de Putin en el bombardero estratégico Tu-160M, que duró 30 minutos, también pareció …
Read More »UK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety
LONDON (AP) — The chaotic debate over a cease-fire in Gaza reverberated through Britain’s Parliament on Thursday as the speaker of the House of Commons faced calls to resign, and lawmakers said they feared for their safety amid pressure from all sides of the issue. After more than six hours of sometimes heated debate on Wednesday, both the governing Conservative …
Read More »Families bid farewell to miners killed in Venezuela’s worst mining accident in years
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — Families and friends began burying loved ones on Thursday who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The tributes come as anger mounts at the government’s slow response helping the injured and recovering bodies from Tuesday’s accident — one …
Read More »El Talibán celebra una ejecución doble en un estadio en el sureste de Afganistán
GHAZNI, Afganistán (AP) — El Talibán organizó el jueves una doble ejecución pública en un estadio en el sureste de Afganistán, donde miles de personas asistieron a la muerte de dos hombres condenados, abatidos por familiares de sus víctimas. La Corte Suprema del Talibán había declarado a los acusados responsables de la muerte a puñaladas a dos víctimas en ataques …
Read More »The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried
MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible template for the future. Italy has long complained about not getting enough help from its EU partners in dealing …
Read More »Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian men zealously rushed to recruitment centers across the country to enlist, ready to die in defense of their nation. Today, with Russia in control of roughly one-quarter of Ukraine and the two armies virtually deadlocked along a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, that spirit to …
Read More »Argentina y FMI negocian un nuevo acuerdo, revela el ministro de Economía
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina está negociando un nuevo acuerdo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), reveló el miércoles el ministro de Economía argentino acerca de las conversaciones con el organismo multilateral, que ha mostrado su beneplácito por las medidas de austeridad implementadas por el gobierno del ultraderechista Javier Milei. “Tenemos un diálogo muy directo. Ellos han puesto en carpeta …
Read More »La madre del opositor ruso, Alexei Navalny, dice que ya vio el cadáver de su hijo; rechaza un entierro secreto
MOSCÚ (AP) — La madre del opositor ruso, Alexei Navalny, dice que ya vio el cadáver de su hijo; rechaza un entierro secreto.
Read More »UK withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty, following similar moves by EU countries
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it is withdrawing from a controversial international energy treaty after efforts to modernize it ended in stalemate. The U.K.’s move followed similar announcements by France, Germany and other European Union countries to quit the Energy Charter Treaty, which critics say is being used by the fossil fuel industry to legally challenge governments over …
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