Tag: Government and politics
Report: Far-right incidents surge in German military
BERLIN — The number of suspected far-right incidents in the German military surged to 477 last year from 363 in 2019, parliament's commissioner for...
N. Macedonia: Sought ex-secret police chief turns himself in
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia's ex-secret police chief on Tuesday handed himself over to authorities who were seeking him on an international arrest...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.</p>
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Verdict vacated; bond request next for ex-NFL star’s killer
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A lawyer for the man who fatally shot former NFL star Will Smith in 2016 said Tuesday that he'll seek the...
Poland drops Holocaust speech case against journalist
WARSAW, Poland — Prosecutors in Poland say they have found no breach of law in an article about the role of Poles in the...
Key EU lawmakers vote to lift immunity of Catalan 3
BRUSSELS — A key European Parliament committee voted Tuesday to lift the immunity of three former top Catalan officials who fled Spain fearing arrest...
Former foreign minister declared preliminary winner in Niger
<p>NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s electoral commission said Tuesday that former foreign affairs minister Mohamed Bazoum has been elected president of the West African nation,...
Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law
THESSALONIKI, Greece — More than 5,000 university students and other protesters have gathered outside a courthouse in Greece’s second-largest city to rally against a...
Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia
ATLANTA — Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to...
US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
<p>HOUSTON — President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border...