KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s facilitator said Wednesday that the Thai government and Muslim separatist rebels in southern Thailand have agreed in principle on a roadmap to try to end a decades-long Muslim insurgency. The sides held two days of talks in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, and will meet again over the next two months to iron out …
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Thousands rally in Slovakia to accuse new government’s plan of going easier on corruption
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands rallied in front of Slovakia’s Parliament on Wednesday to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to eliminate the office of the special prosecutor dealing with major crime and corruption. The rally took place as lawmakers concluded a debate over that and other proposed changes to the penal code. …
Read More »Sunak criticized for a gender remark on the day a murdered teen’s mother visited UK Parliament
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced mounting pressure Wednesday to apologize for a remark he made about transgender people, moments after he was informed that the mother of a murdered transgender teenager was in Parliament. During his weekly questioning in the House of Commons, Sunak sought to mock the position of the Labour Party’s leader on the …
Read More »A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped
TOKYO (AP) — A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped, officials said Wednesday. The killer whales, also known as orcas, were initially spotted by a local fisherman who reported them to officials in the nearby town of Rausu on the …
Read More »Daño a tubería submarina deja sin agua potable a isla griega; sospechan sabotaje
ATENAS (AP) — Los residentes de la isla griega de Egina llevan varios días sin agua potable en sus hogares luego que un presunto acto de sabotaje inutilizara una tubería submarina desde el continente, informaron las autoridades de Atenas el martes. Las autoridades indicaron que una carga explosiva probablemente cortó el suministro de agua potable que es transportada a lo …
Read More »Dos barcos son blanco de presuntos ataques de rebeldes hutíes en el sur del mar Rojo
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dos barcos que navegaban por aguas de Oriente Medio fueron atacados el martes por presuntos drones lanzados por rebeldes hutíes de Yemen, informaron las autoridades, los últimos asaltos en la campaña de los combatientes apoyados por Irán por la guerra de Israel contra Hamás en la Franja de Gaza. El primer ataque se produjo en …
Read More »A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth
LONDON (AP) — One of the enduring mysteries of the cryptocurrency industry took center stage Tuesday in a London court where a trial could finally settle the debate over the identity of bitcoin’s founder. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright entered the witness box at the High Court and testified he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonym that has …
Read More »South Africa opposition leaders disrupted the president’s speech last year. They’re barred this time
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African court on Tuesday upheld a ban on leaders of a boisterous opposition party from attending a speech this week by President Cyril Ramaphosa opening the new parliamentary session after they were sanctioned for disrupting the event a year ago. The leader, deputy leader and four other officials with the Economic Freedom …
Read More »Una pelea entre migrantes y policías en Times Square causa controversia
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Un video en el que se ve a un grupo de migrantes peleándose con la policía en Times Square ha desatado una tormenta política y renovó el debate sobre una antigua política de la Ciudad de Nueva York que limita la cooperación entre su policía y las autoridades migratorias federales. Las imágenes de una cámara de …
Read More »Hungría: Partido de Orbán boicotea sesión parlamentaria sobre ingreso de Suecia a la OTAN
BUDAPEST (AP) — Los legisladores del partido del primer ministro húngaro Viktor Orbán boicotearon una sesión urgente del Parlamento el lunes en que se realizaría una votación para colocar en su agenda el intento de Suecia de integrarse a la OTAN, una medida que se suma a los 18 meses de demoras que han enojado a los aliados de Hungría. …
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