LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry flew more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) to see his father after King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer. But Harry did not see his estranged brother, William, during a visit that lasted scarcely 24 hours. The royal brothers remain emotionally and physically an ocean apart. British media published photos of Harry at Heathrow Airport …
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UN aid chief says warring Sudan generals agreed to talk on humanitarian issues. He’s still waiting
GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official said Wednesday that the two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudan’s beleaguered civilians. “I’m still waiting to see when that happens,” Martin Griffiths, the U.N. undersecretary for humanitarian …
Read More »Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, saying they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany are also examining the …
Read More »Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National Police that he ultimately led. But Bonilla’s tenure was plagued by allegations of human rights violations, including running death squad s and being a hired killer …
Read More »Suecia cierra pesquisa sobre explosiones en gasoductos Nord Stream por falta de jurisdicción
COPENHAGUE, Dinamarca (AP) — Suecia anunció el miércoles el cierre de su investigación acerca de las explosiones registradas en septiembre de 2022 en los gasoductos Nord Stream, que se construyeron para llevar el gas natural ruso hasta Alemania, porque no tiene jurisdicción. La pesquisa sueca era una de las tres abiertas sobre los incidentes. Dinamarca y Alemania también investigan lo …
Read More »At UN, Russia brings US election into Mideast attacks and US vows to respond to Iran-aligned groups
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the United States on Monday of aggression against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the Biden administration’s “image” ahead of U.S. elections. The U.S. retorted that its military response to unjustified attacks by Iranian-backed proxies against American forces is not only legal but will continue. The exchange came at …
Read More »Mueren cuatro militares colombianos en accidente aéreo en frontera con Panamá
BOGOTÁ (AP) — Cuatro militares colombianos murieron luego de que un helicóptero en el que viajaban se accidentara el lunes en el área de la base militar Cutí, ubicada en la frontera con Panamá, informó el Ejército colombiano. Fueron hallados sin vida el piloto al mando de la aeronave, el mayor Karol Felipe García Murillo, así como el jefe de …
Read More »Un ataque de dron mata a 6 combatientes kurdos en una base siria que aloja a tropas de EEUU
BEIRUT (AP) — Seis combatientes kurdos murieron el domingo por la noche en un ataque de dron contra una base que aloja a tropas estadunidenses en el este de Siria, en el primer ataque significativo en Siria e Irak tras los bombardeos de represalia estadounidenses del fin de semana contra milicias con apoyo iraní que han atacado a sus fuerzas …
Read More »Militants attack police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants armed with rockets, guns and grenades attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest before dawn on Monday, killing 10 officers before fleeing, authorities said. Six other officers were wounded in this year’s deadliest attack in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders …
Read More »Colombia captura a un ecuatoriano en la lista de los más buscados por casos de abuso sexual
BOGOTÁ (AP) — Las autoridades colombianas capturaron a Luis Morales Andrade, un ecuatoriano incluido en la lista de los más buscados de ese país por casos de abuso sexual, según informó el lunes la policía. Morales fue ubicado en el municipio de Yumbo, al suroccidente de Colombia, e informado sobre la notificación roja de Interpol que pesaba en su contra …
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