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CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group dismissed on Thursday the conviction of a prominent Egyptian political activist as an act of retaliation for his decision to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in last year’s presidential election. On Tuesday, a Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced former presidential hopeful Ahmed Altantawy, along with 22 of his aides, including his campaign manager, …

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 …

LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla said Thursday that King Charles III is doing well given his cancer diagnosis, adding that he has been touched by the messages of support he’s received from the public. Camilla traveled from Sandringham House to Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday to attend a concert celebrating the work of local charities. Among the first people she met …

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police on Thursday searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan, court documents showed. The alleged plot in the event Bolsonaro lost the 2022 election involved having him sign a decree declaring the vote …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed confidence his party would win national elections Thursday, a vote that has been marred by violence and controversy, especially a nationwide mobile phone shutdown and the imprisonment of a popular contender. A day before the election, at least 30 people were killed in bombings at political offices, and dozens …

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ cease-fire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town. President Joe Biden called Israel’s military response in Gaza “over the top” and said he continues to work “tirelessly” to press Israel …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The man Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Thursday to lead the country’s military has played a key role in some of Ukraine’s biggest victories in its war with Russia, including overseeing the successful defense of the capital in the early days of the invasion. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who had been commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, …

SEÚL, Corea del Sur (AP) — El presidente surcoreano Yoon Suk Yeol reiteró que su país no intentará tener su propio disuasor nuclear ante las amenazas de Corea del Norte, que cuenta con armas atómicas, y prometió redoblar las labores para refinar sus estrategias de disuasión nuclear en conjunto con su aliado Estados Unidos. En una entrevista pregrabada con la …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Un grupo de legisladores del partido gobernante La Libertad Avanza presentó un proyecto para derogar la ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo en Argentina, aprobada por el Congreso a fines de 2020. El texto plantea penas de tres a 10 años de prisión para quien cause un aborto e incluso la condena de la mujer que …

DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Israel bombardeó el martes partes de la ciudad de Homs y la zona rural aledaña, causando la muerte de civiles, señaló el ejército de Siria. Israel no comentó de momento sobre la situación. Un oficial militar que habló en condición de anonimato con la agencia noticiosa estatal siria SANA señaló, sin entrar en detalles, que los …