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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said on Friday that his country will upgrade the wall on its border with Belarus to better insulate the frontier against unauthorized migration. Donald Tusk also said that Poland and Finland both see the need for changes in the European Union’s asylum legislation, which he called “inadequate” in the face of the current …

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Some take a fatal plunge from an open window. Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a …

ROME (AP) — An accident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Florence on Friday killed at least three workers and left two others missing, local officials said. The accident happened when a reinforced concrete beam toppled over a slab of a pre-fabricated building, which then collapsed. Local authorities said rescue teams were searching for the missing …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscow’s invasion. Speaking at the White House, Biden said that no matter the cause, he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for …

ALBANY, Nueva York, EE.UU. (AP) — Un hombre de la Ciudad de Nueva York que admitió haber contrabandeado tres pitones de Birmania, las cuales introdujo en sus pantalones para cruzar un punto fronterizo entre Estados Unidos y Canadá, fue sentenciado el miércoles a un año de libertad condicional y se le impuso una multa de 5.000 dólares, informó la fiscalía …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago demanded justice in a protest Thursday and expressed shock over the apparent presidential victory of Prabowo Subianto, whom they blamed for the atrocities. Currently the defense minister under outgoing President Jokowi Widodo, Subianto claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday, …

SAINT-GILLES, Bélgica (AP) — La cocaína y el crack siguen fluyendo. Los tiroteos entre bandas rivales se producen cerca del corazón de Bruselas. La policía confisca drogas y arresta a traficantes casi a diario. Pero los narcotraficantes siguen regresando y la población está harta. Al tiempo que se incautan cantidades récord de cocaína en Europa, los delitos violentos relacionados con …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who disappeared with her 5-year-old foster son has been charged with kidnapping and child endangerment. Columbus police said Pammy Maye, 48, was last seen at her home around 3 a.m. Wednesday, around the time her husband called 911 and said Maye had told him the child was no longer alive. The husband said …

ROMA (AP) — Israel presentó una queja formal después de que el número dos del Vaticano denunciara la “carnicería” en Gaza y lo que describió como una operación militar desproporcionada de Israel tras los ataques de Hamás del 7 de octubre. La embajada israelí en la Santa Sede calificó de “lamentables” los comentarios del cardenal Pietro Parolin, secretario de Estado …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Casa Blanca: La nueva arma antisatelital rusa no puede causar “destrucción física” en la Tierra directamente.