CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch. The theft, which only became public in 2022, engulfed Ramaphosa in scandal and led to an investigation …
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UK and EU agree to cooperate on tackling illegal immigration as post-Brexit relations thaw further
LONDON (AP) — Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration, in the latest sign of a thawing in relations between the two sides following Brexit. The British government said in a statement Friday that U.K. border agencies and Frontex, the EU’s border and coast guard agency, will …
Read More »Senegal’s president says he’ll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn’t give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and who has said he wouldn’t run again, postponed the election for 10 months citing unresolved …
Read More »Misión de Observación de OEA dice que no hay duda de los resultados de las elecciones en El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — En su segundo informe sobre los comicios presidenciales y legislativos de El Salvador, la Misión de Observadores Electorales de la OEA dijo el miércoles que no hay duda de los resultados, aunque sí puso de relieve una serie de irregularidades. “El proceso post electoral fue deficiente, lento y desorganizado. Sin embargo, la Misión no tiene dudas …
Read More »Senegal’s president says he’ll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn’t give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and who has said he wouldn’t run again, postponed the election for 10 months citing unresolved …
Read More »Buque portacontenedores golpea puente en China y causa 5 muertos y derrumbe parcial
BEIJING (AP) — Cinco personas fallecieron el jueves luego de que buque portacontenedores de grandes dimensiones chocó de madrugada contra los pilares de apoyo de un puente sobre un río en el sur de China e hizo que una sección de la carretera se viniese abajo con cinco vehículos. Tres camiones pequeños, un minibús y una moto cayeron del puente …
Read More »Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. The Parliament, dominated by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s left-wing Socialist Party, voted 77 to zero to approve the deal, …
Read More »UN top court shouldn’t urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not seek to resolve the decades-long …
Read More »For many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s story
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of her young son’s life. Side by side, they ran, 2-year-old Timur leading the way as snow crunched beneath their feet. A slender, pale man made his way to the pair from the military hospital. Artem Dmytryk hadn’t seen his family …
Read More »Ukraine premier in Tokyo says his country needs missiles, but expects new US aid to come through
TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that his country needs long-range missiles and other ammunition to end Russia’s invasion, and said he expects a U.S. aid package that’s stalled in Congress to come through, speaking at a news conference the day after he attended a conference in Tokyo on reconstructing Ukraine. Ukraine has modern equipment, …
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