NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union won’t serve its own best interests if it doesn’t consider designating some parts of Syria as safe zones so refugees and migrants can return there, the president of Cyprus said Monday. President Nikos Christodoulides said Cyprus is working with like-minded EU member nations to start a discussion about that goal in order to …
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Más de 12.300 menores palestinos han muerto en la guerra de Israel contra Hamás en Gaza, según funcionarios de salud
RAFAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Más de 12.300 menores palestinos han muerto en la guerra de Israel contra Hamás en Gaza, según funcionarios de salud.
Read More »Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a report, the New York-based watchdog said this has left the “Afghan population increasingly vulnerable to severe …
Read More »Venezuelan government has arrested a rights activist on vague conspiracy charges
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio San Miguel, the government confirmed Sunday. Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general, wrote in his social media accounts that San Miguel had been arrested on charges of conspiracy against Maduro, but did not offer any details of the supposed case against her. San …
Read More »New NATO member Finland elects a president set to keep up hard line on neighboring Russia
HELSINKI (AP) — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has narrowly won a runoff vote to become Finland’s next president, who will steer security policy that includes integrating the new NATO member into the alliance at a time of concern over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The final tally from Sunday’s runoff shows Stubb, of the center-right National Coalition Party, had 51.6% …
Read More »Nuevo caso de gripe aviar en Camboya: Hermano de niño que murió del virus
NOM PEN (AP) — El hermano de un niño que murió la semana de gripe aviar en Camboya ha dado positivo al virus, informó el lunes el Ministerio de Salud del país. La muerte del chico de 9 años en la provincia nororiental de Kratie fue la primera de gripe aviar en Camboya este año, luego de las cuatro del …
Read More »Filipinas confirma 54 muertos por deslizamiento en aldea minera
MANILA (AP) — El saldo de muertes por el deslizamiento en una aldea en una región de minería de oro en el sur de Filipinas ha aumentado a 54 y además hay 63 personas que todavía están desaparecidas, informaron autoridades el domingo. El deslizamiento ocurrió el martes en la noche tras torrenciales aguaceros en la aldea Masara, en la provincia …
Read More »NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. “Any suggestion that allies will …
Read More »NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. “Any suggestion that allies will …
Read More »UN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about $3 billion
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea’s …
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