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Gobierno argentino pone en marcha plan para combatir la ola de violencia narco en Rosario

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El gobierno argentino enviará el lunes a la ciudad de Rosario un contingente de fuerzas de seguridad federales que contarán con la asistencia logística de militares tras la ola de asesinatos a sangre fría de varias personas en espacios públicos supuestamente encabezada por bandas de narcos. “Estamos acorralando al narcotráfico… no estamos dispuestos a ceder ni …

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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce battle for political power. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack police stations and other state …

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Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister after contentious vote

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Monday after being elected a day earlier in a raucous parliamentary session. He held the same position from April 2022 to August 2023, replacing archrival Imran Khan who was kicked out of the job after a no-confidence vote. Shehbaz is the younger brother of three-time premier …

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Drone crash damages an apartment building in St Petersburg, Russia state media says

MOSCOW (AP) — A drone crashed into an apartment building in St. Petersburg Saturday morning, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Six people received medical help after the explosion rocked the building, the agency said, citing the press service of the city’s health care committee. The Mash news site said that the apartment building was hit by a …

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Hungary’s Orban says Trump’s comeback as president ‘only serious chance’ for end of Ukraine war

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed Friday that he will visit Donald Trump in Florida next week, and described a possible comeback by the former U.S. president as the “only serious chance” for an end to the war in Ukraine. Addressing a diplomacy forum in Turkey, Orbán also suggested that Trump’s possible return to the White …

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Fiscal argentino imputa a expresidente Fernández por presuntas irregularidades en seguros públicos

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Un fiscal argentino imputó el jueves al expresidente argentino Alberto Fernández (2019-2023) por presuntas irregularidades durante su gestión en la contratación de servicios de seguros para el sector público que habrían supuesto 20 millones de dólares en comisiones. El fiscal Ramiro González impulsó una acción penal contra el exmandatario a partir de una denuncia presentada en …

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