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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said Thursday it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won the most seats in a November election. Wilders said Wednesday night that he was giving up his …

RAMALA, Cisjordania (AP) — El presidente palestino Mahmud Abás designó a su asesor económico como primer ministro, bajo presiones estadounidenses para reformar la Autoridad Palestina como parte de una visión para el futuro de la Franja de Gaza una vez que termine la guerra. Mohammad Mustafa, un economista educado en Estados Unidos y político independiente, encabezará un gobierno de tecnócratas …

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year draw from four decades of gaming, from Atari Asteroids, played on coin-fed consoles in arcades, to Guitar Hero, for living-room rockers who compete on a plastic guitar. Asteroids, which debuted in 1979 and Guitar Hero, which arrived in 2005, are nominated alongside 1980s …

MOSCÚ (AP) — Putin: Rusia está dispuesta a usar armas nucleares si se amenaza a su condición de Estado, soberanía o independencia.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and was in court for his …

HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — Las intensas lluvias de las últimas semanas en Bolivia ayudaron a que el lago Titicaca, el cuerpo de agua dulce navegable más alto del mundo, recuperara niveles previos a la sequía que lo puso en registros mínimos de profundidad el año pasado. El lago es uno de los más importantes de Sudamérica y retrocedió a 2,80 …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. As the nation observes the anniversary, the AP explains what is happening now at …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Njeri Migwi’s phone buzzes incessantly. Phone calls and messages keep coming in from women seeking help to escape life-threatening situations. A mother and her remaining child are looking for a place to stay after her partner allegedly raped and killed her two other children, including a 6-month old. Moments later, someone calls looking to help a …

HOUSTON (AP) — El gobierno de Biden puede seguir aplicando un programa que permite la entrada en Estados Unidos de un número limitado de migrantes de cuatro países por motivos humanitarios, después de que un juez federal desestimara el viernes un recurso interpuesto por estados con gobiernos republicanos. El juez federal de distrito Drew B. Tipton dijo que Texas y …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the size of their products. There’s suddenly fewer pretzels in the bag, less toothpaste in the tube and shorter candy bars. “It’s called shrinkflation,” Biden said in his State …