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Turkish president hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed the disarmament of militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a “painful chapter” in Turkey’s history. Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling party in Ankara Saturday that the more than 40-year-old ”scourge of terrorism" by the Kurdistan Workers' Party - or PKK - is on its way to ending. The Turkish president said a parliamentary commission would be established to oversee the peace process. The PKK has waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since... Читать дальше...



US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations

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The U.S. government has announced sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that visa restrictions will target officials involved in detaining and torturing protesters from demonstrations in July 2021. The protests sparked by blackouts were the largest in decades and highlighted Cuba’s economic crisis. Human rights groups say authorities and pro-government groups suppressed the demonstrations, leading to over 1,000 arrests. Читать дальше...

Cambodian sites of Khmer Rouge brutality added to UNESCO heritage list

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Three sites used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List. The three locations were inscribed to the list by the United Nations cultural agency Friday during the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. The inscription coincided with the 50th anniversary of the rise to power by the communist Khmer Rouge government, which caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians in the 1970s. Читать дальше...

DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own

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President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step. Critics say some of these initiatives are nothing new or duplicative, while some governors are using their DOGE vehicles to target welfare programs or diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The state initiatives have a markedly different character than Trump’s slash-and-burn approach. Steve Slivinski of the libertarian Cato... Читать дальше...

Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They're vying to replace the party's old guard

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Younger Democratic candidates across the country are running to replace party elders. The candidates have grown tired of lawmakers holding office past their prime and say fresh faces can reach more voters. Twenty-five-year-old Deja Foxx is running in a special election Tuesday to fill a congressional seat in southern Arizona. She is part of a field of Democrats vying for the deep blue seat left vacant by an incumbent congressman's death. The strategy can get tricky when older, experienced politicians are asked to step aside. Читать дальше...

Mexico says 'no indication' plane carrying drugs came from El Salvador after diplomatic spat

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Mexico’s government clarified there was “no indication” that an airplane it intercepted loaded with cocaine had originated from El Salvador, according to a letter posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. The letter comes after a diplomatic drama broke out between Bukele and Mexican officials after Mexico’s security chief said that authorities believed that a plane had come from El Salvador. Bukele has staked much of his popularity on his hard-handed crackdown on crime. The assertion riled up Bukele... Читать дальше...

Colombian authorities arrest alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America

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Colombian authorities say they have captured an alleged leader of the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia in Latin America. He is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing illegal trafficking routes to Europe. Police on Friday identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, also known as “Peppe." The Italian was wanted under an Interpol red notice, which called for his arrest in 196 countries. He was apprehended on the street in Bogota following a coordinated operation between Colombian, Italian and British authorities.

Fallout over Epstein files cascades, roiling relations between AG Pam Bondi and FBI's Dan Bongino

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The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base. In a sign of continued tumult, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino were revealed to have had a contentious conversation at the White House earlier in the week over the Epstein documents and a recent story that described... Читать дальше...





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