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La gente en Asia dio la bienvenida el sábado al Año Nuevo Lunar con reuniones familiares, festivales y visitas a templos para solicitar bendiciones. Este es el feriado más importante en China, una fecha para reunirse con familiares y amigos y disfrutar de banquetes festivos. Cada año recibe el nombre de uno de los 12 signos del zodíaco chino, y …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he wants to build new momentum, saying his immediate goals are to improve troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with Russia. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who previously was …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he has no desire for diplomacy with South Korea and that the North would annihilate its rival if provoked, state media said Friday, in the latest of his belligerent statements that are raising tensions in the region. During a visit to North Korea’s Defense Ministry on Thursday, Kim …

LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience further eruptions in the coming months. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said late Thursday that the eruption had decreased significantly. The eruption began at about 6 a.m. local time on Thursday in the area northeast of Mount Sýlingarfell, the Met …

Feb. 2–8, 2024 A volcano in southwestern Iceland is erupting again, and farmers are taking their tractors on Europe’s roads to protest EU policies and prices. Britain’s King Charles III has begun treatment for cancer. Thousands of people are fleeing a conflict between government forces and M-23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Teams in the Africa Cup of …

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. Nearly the last place spared an Israeli offensive so far, Rafah’s population has more than quintupled with Palestinians streaming in to escape fighting. They pack by the dozens into apartments. Sidewalks and once-empty lots are clogged with tents full of families. Panic and despair are rising …

LAHORE, Pakistán (AP) — Candidatos independientes respaldados por el ex primer ministro Imran Khan, quien está encarcelado, lideraban los resultados de las elecciones nacionales de Pakistán el viernes, un día después de que actos de violencia, acusaciones de fraude y un corte del servicio de telefonía eclipsaron la votación. De los 122 resultados de la Asamblea Nacional anunciados por el …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X who was proclaimed king on Jan. 14, and his Australian-born wife Queen Mary will travel to Sweden and Norway in May on their first foreign state tour, the palace said Friday. Danish monarchs traditionally traveled to another Scandinavian country first, but Frederik’s solo visit to Poland last week was planned before …

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has officially won another term in office with 92.12% of the vote, the country’s Central Election Commission said Friday. Election monitors, however, have expressed concern about the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Thursday that the election took place in a restrictive environment with no real political …

QUITO (AP) — El secretario adjunto de la Oficina de Asuntos Antinarcóticos de Estados Unidos, Todd Robinson, quien lidera una misión de alto nivel en Quito, aseguró el jueves en un acto de donación de equipos policiales que es el momento de actuar rápidamente contra el crimen organizado. El funcionario ratificó el apoyo de su país para reforzar la capacidad …