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GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Hundreds of people living in a remote northeastern Indian state bordering strife-torn Myanmar on Wednesday protested the Indian government’s decision to scrap a limited free border movement between the countries. India and Myanmar until now had allowed people with ethnic links on both sides to travel up to 16 kilometers (10 miles) into each other’s territory …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Wednesday invited Polish leaders to meet him at their shared border to resolve a blockade by Polish farmers protesting Ukrainian food imports, saying it’s hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. Meanwhile, Polish authorities voiced concern after slogans appeared at the protests praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine. …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Dos personas murieron y otra permanece desaparecida en el Pico de Orizaba, la montaña más alta de México, informaron el miércoles autoridades estatales. La gobernación del estado de Puebla, en el centro del país, indicó que la noche del martes los equipos de rescate localizaron el cadáver de un guía que dirigía al grupo de …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people died and another remains missing on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities in the central state of Puebla said late Tuesday that rescuers had found the body of a guide who was leading an ascent of the 18,619 feet (5,675 meter) volcanic peak. Another person from …

BRUSELAS (AP) — Países de la Unión Europea acordaron el miércoles un nuevo paquete de sanciones contra Rusia, dirigidas contra personas y empresas sospechosas de ayudar a Moscú en su guerra contra Ucrania, entre ellas, empresas de origen chino. La decisión coincide con el segundo aniversario de la invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia, que inició el 24 de …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister summoned the president of the utility that runs the Fukushima nuclear power plant to his office Wednesday and chided him for a radioactive water leak at the plant earlier this month. Mishaps related to the massive amount of contaminated water at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant are especially sensitive while the government tries to …

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scores of bright-colored tractors were parked outside Greece’s parliament Tuesday, horns blaring, as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens. “Without us, you don’t eat,” one banner said. Some farmers carried mock coffins and funeral garlands as symbols of their plight. The farmers — whose demands are similar to those …

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) — Estados Unidos el martes vetó una resolución presentada por los países árabes y con amplio apoyo mundial que reclamaba un inmediato cese de fuego humanitario en la guerra entre Israel y Hamás en la Franja de Gaza, señalando que interferiría con las negociaciones sobre un acuerdo para liberar a los rehenes tomados en Israel. La votación …

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases, electoral officials announced Monday. The announcement comes after a painstaking vote counting process, which has raised the hackles of electoral watchdogs and the country’s weak opposition, who cite irregularities. Bukele …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago announced Tuesday that it is partnering with international experts to remove the wreckage of a barge that capsized in nearby waters and caused a major oil spill. T&T Salvage, a Texas-based company, and QT Environmental, of Minnesota, will work with local officials to also clean up the spill …