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JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec. 31, from 502,991 a year earlier. The settler population has …

LONDRES (AP) — El rey Carlos III asistió a la misa dominical por primera vez desde que se dio a conocer su diagnóstico de cáncer, y ofreció un alegre saludo cuando salía de la iglesia que ha servido regularmente como lugar de culto para la familia real. Carlos y la reina Camila acudieron a la Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena, …

Un hombre ucraniano de 71 años murió en una prisión rusa mientras aguardaba juicio por espionaje, informaron activistas el domingo. Documentos judiciales hallados por el grupo Memorial muestran que el Estado ruso ha cerrado el caso contra Viktor Demchenko, acusado de espionaje, participación en un grupo terrorista y posesión ilegal de armas y municiones. Funcionarios luego dijeron a la agencia …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Their vehicle was the only one involved in the crash late Sunday and Kiptum was …

CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela devolvió el domingo a Guyana la acusación de violar un acuerdo mutuo para disminuir la tensión por una disputa limítrofe que mantienen ambos países, diciendo que sus acciones buscan desestabilizar a la región. Un día antes el gobierno guyanés lanzó la misma queja contra Venezuela sobre el incumplimiento del acuerdo suscrito en diciembre en San Vicente …

MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. The fear of the ongoing crackdown by …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is plodding past far-right Republican opposition to helping Ukraine fight Russia, working through the weekend on a $95.3 billion military aid package for Kyiv, Israel and other allies that could be President Joe Biden’s last chance for now to deliver substantial American support. Senators conducted a late-night vote Friday, advancing to next steps as …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An infant in Missouri died when her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in an oven, a prosecutor said Saturday. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Court records do not yet show if Thomas has an attorney, and no phone listing for Thomas could be …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Antifascist activists gathered in Hungary’s capital on Saturday to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups, underscoring diplomatic tensions between Budapest and Rome over the detention of an Italian citizen in a Hungarian jail. Hundreds of activists marched through central Budapest alongside a heavy police presence, and called for “freedom for every antifascist.” They said …

BUDAPEST (AP) — La presidenta conservadora de Hungría renunció el sábado en medio de la indignación pública provocada por el indulto que concedió a un hombre condenado como cómplice en una causa de abuso sexual de menores, una decisión que le provocó un escándalo político sin precedentes al gobierno nacionalista. Katalin Novák, de 46 años, anunció en un mensaje televisado …