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ISLAMABAD (AP) — El Talibán ofreció el lunes una ejecución pública de un hombre condenado por asesinato en el norte de Afganistán, ante la mirada de miles de personas en un estadio deportivo. Es la tercera sentencia de muerte aplicada de esa forma en los últimos cinco días. La ejecución se realizó en medio de una intensa nevada en la …

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist reported missing late last week in Zimbabwe near Victoria Falls already had been missing for nearly a week before that, according to new information released Monday by national park officials. The 67-year-old tourist, whose name has not been released, was reported missing Friday in the area near the Zimbabwe Victoria Falls National Park, …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. “31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake late Sunday shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and the country’s capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the shallow quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and that it occurred 37.2 kilometers (23.11 miles) below the surface. The epicenter was …

RAFAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — En las estrechas ranuras entre las tiendas de campaña que abarrotan casi cada centímetro de la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza, los palestinos se aferran a la vida en medio de la cruenta guerra con Israel. Un niño descalzo lleva una cacerola en la cabeza y esboza una …

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied. The charges against Marzouki, who lives in Paris, stemmed from remarks he made that authorities said violated laws against incitement and calling for the overthrow of the government, …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two warring drug cartels whose turf wars have blooded the state of Guerrero in southern Mexico, a priest said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of attempts by bishops and priests to get cartels to talk to each other in hopes of reducing bloody turf …

COPENHAGUE (AP) — Una tormenta con fuertes vientos en Suecia arrancó la techumbre de la principal estación de trenes en Goteborg el viernes, provocando cortes de energía y deteniendo temporalmente el tránsito ferroviario desde y hacia la segunda ciudad más grande del país. Por el momento no se han reportado lesionados. La tormenta se desató el jueves por la noche …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday. The ceremonial monarch expressed grief for people affected by the Jan. 1 earthquake, praying for their recovery and saying he hoped to visit the region to console them. …

Un aliado de Alexei Navalny señaló el viernes que las autoridades de Rusia han dado un plazo a la madre del fallecido líder opositor ruso para renunciar a un funeral público para su hijo o, de lo contrario, será enterrado en instalaciones penitenciarias. Los investigadores dieron a Lyudmila Navalnaya tres horas para aceptar una propuesta de un funeral privado lejos …