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Month: July 2023

Former police chief in Montenegro arrested on suspicion of smuggling and abuse of position

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s former police chief has been arrested on suspicion of running a criminal enterprise, abuse of position and smuggling. Veselin Veljovic served two terms as the director of police administration between 2007 and 2020. He was a close associate and an adviser of former, long-serving Montenegrin leader Milo Djukanovic. Montenegrin prosecutors

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2 arrested in Serbia suspected of smuggling Cubans to Spain as part of an international crime group

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police said Monday they have arrested two people suspected of smuggling Cubans toward Spain. Police say the two Serbian citizens are suspected of being part of an international criminal organization. They were arrested as part of a monthslong investigation in cooperation with Spain, the Interpol and other organizations. The alleged

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India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has been disrupted for a third day by opposition protests over ethnic clashes in a remote northeastern state in which more than 130 people have been killed since May. Opposition lawmakers carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Parliament building as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra

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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 24 de julio: el Partido Popular fue la fuerza más votada pero su gobernabilidad está en suspenso

Gonzalo Jimenez La centroderecha ganó en España. Odesa sufre los misiles de Rusia. Violencia en Ecuador. De exjefe paramilitar a gestor de paz en Colombia. Los fracasos de Barbie. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. El PP gana en España pero sin victoria contundente Con 136 escaños, el Partido

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ANÁLISIS | Así es cómo Trump manipula a sus rivales republicanos con una posición tortuosa sobre sus batallas legales

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Incluso si el expresidente Donald Trump es acusado por tercera vez, es poco probable que su dominio de la carrera republicana por la Casa Blanca se vea afectado debido a sus años de destruir la confianza de sus votantes en las instituciones que desafían su poder. El principal candidato republicano

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Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital

CNN By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings

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Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital

CNN By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings

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