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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital’s public transport on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest rail crash, which killed 57 people. The train disaster on the night of Feb. 28, 2023 shocked the country. Many of the victims were university students heading …

LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed in September, stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and British soldiers during “the Troubles” — …

ESTOCOLMO (AP) — Un hombre que supuestamente trazó un mapa de instalaciones militares en Suecia fue acusado el miércoles de posesión no autorizada de información secreta. El fiscal Mats Ljungqvist dijo que el hombre de 66 años, cuyo nombre no se dio a conocer, estuvo recopilando información durante “mucho tiempo” y dijo que parecía tener “un enfoque sistemático” para mapear …

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court on Tuesday sentenced two ethnic Serbs to six-month jail terms for attacking NATO-led peacekeepers a year ago. But one of them will be released for time served, and the other can avoid jail time if he pays a 6,000 euro ($6,500) fine. Local media named them as Radosh Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic, who …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns and residents have left their worksites in protest, disrupting the operations of major …

BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand announced Tuesday they will indict a former national police chief on charges of impeding legal action against an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused of killing a Bangkok police officer in a 2012 hit-and-run. Several government officials and police officers have been accused of a conspiracy to help Vorayuth …

BERLIN (AP) — A former member of the disbanded left-wing militant Red Army Faction group who is accused of participating in a string of robberies has been arrested after more than 30 years on the run, German authorities said Tuesday. Daniela Klette, 65, was arrested at an apartment in Berlin on Monday afternoon. Investigators said they were led to her …

El primer ministro de la Autoridad Palestina anunció el lunes la renuncia de su gobierno, una acción que muchos consideran el primer paso de un proceso de reformas exigido por Estados Unidos como parte de sus planes ambiciosos más recientes para solucionar el conflicto palestino-israelí. Pero servirá de poco para atender la añeja falta de legitimidad de la Autoridad entre …

BERLIN (AP) — A German far-right extremist already serving a life sentence following an attempt to attack a synagogue in 2019 was convicted Tuesday of hostage-taking for his actions in a jailbreak attempt. Stephan Balliet, 32, was sentenced to seven years in prison, German news agency dpa reported. He also was ordered to make payments to several people. The defendant …

President Joe Biden has said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. However, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in talks for a cease-fire in Gaza. …