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Month: May 2023

Election at UN migration agency pits its European chief against his American deputy

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — International Organization for Migration chief Antonio Vitorino of Portugal faces what is poised to be a tight race against his Biden administration-backed American deputy, Amy Pope, as the Geneva-based organization chooses its next director-general on Monday. The election comes as migrants have been on the move like

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Serbia: Guns, grenades and rocket launchers among 13,500 weapons surrendered after mass shootings

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities in Serbia have displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons they say people have handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the Balkan nation. The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons following

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Sweden celebrates Eurovision win; Ukrainian duo defiant after Russian strike on hometown

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool cleaned up from the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, as Sweden celebrated victory and Ukraine remained defiant after a night of Russian bombardment, including a strike on the hometown of the country’s competitors. Electronic duo Tvorchi represented Ukraine at the spectacular pan-continental pop competition on

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Minneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic Party

By JOSH FUNK and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Democratic Party says it will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to nominate candidates for a Minneapolis City Council seat. At least two people were injured in Saturday’s confrontation. Ken Martin chairs the state

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