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MOSCÚ (AP) — Tras un breve debate, la cámara alta del parlamento de Rusia aprobó de forma unánime el miércoles un proyecto de ley que permitirá a las autoridades confiscar dinero, objetos de valor y otros bienes a los condenados por difundir “información intencionadamente falsa” sobre el ejército del país. La ley, que fue aprobada igual de rápido en la …

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country’s secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classified information on cybercriminals, terror cells and transnational criminal networks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger said …

NUEVA DELHI (AP) — Un incendio arrasó con una fábrica de fuegos artificiales en el centro de India el martes, matando a 11 personas, hiriendo a unas 150 más y provocando otras explosiones, informaron autoridades. Vídeos difundidos en las redes sociales mostraban humo y llamas saliendo de la fábrica al tiempo que la gente huía aterrada de la zona. Las …

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group have extended by six months a ceasefire that began last year, with the National Liberation Army rebels also promising to stop kidnapping civilians for ransom. The truce was set to expire on Tuesday. But in a brief statement issued just minutes before midnight, both sides said that …

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer. Buckingham Palace says the 75-year-old king has begun outpatient treatment. Some key dates in Charles’ life: Nov. 14, 1948 — Charles is born on the royal estate at Sandringham, the first child of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Feb. 6, 1952 — Princess Elizabeth becomes …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hamas’ response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani announced the response …

TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country …

LONDON (AP) — Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who played a key role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, has died at the age of 76. Bruton’s family said he died Tuesday in a Dublin hospital after a long illness. “He was a good husband, a good father and a true patriot,” said a family statement released by Bruton’s …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central American country’s president. Preliminary and partial results Monday suggested Bukele …

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups have reported, with at least three people who displayed rainbow-colored items receiving jail time or fines. The Supreme Court ruling in November banned what the government called the LGBTQ+ …