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Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament approved a package of legislation Thursday meant to boost security for leading politicians and others following an assassination attempt on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The measures, which were approved by the coalition...
Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three suspects went on trial Wednesday before a federal court in Argentina for the assassination attempt two years ago of then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, one of the country's most powerful and divisive political figures in recent decades. ...
Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity in the US
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi's capital city, saying afterward that transportation is important to securing equity and justice in the United States. ...
Indian national pleads not guilty in plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian national extradited to the United States pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges arising from an alleged failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York. Nikhil Gupta, 52, was extradited to the U.S. on Friday from the Czech Republic...
Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of the populist prime minister, is sworn in as Slovakia's president
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Peter Pellegrini was sworn in as the president of Slovakia on Saturday in a ceremony that took place amid heightened security following an assassination attempt on his close ally, populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, a month ago. Pellegrini called for...
Slovakia plans to boost politicians' protection after assassination attempt on populist premier
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government approved a package of measures on Wednesday meant to boost security for leading politicians and others following an assassination attempt on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The measures need approval by Parliament, where the...
The Library of Congress wants more visitors. Spider-Man, Santana and Lincoln are on deck
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress is unveiling an eclectic new exhibit drawing on the institution’s vast historical archives and designed to make the library a more popular and accessible destination for visitors and tourists. “Collecting Memories” — which opens to...
Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties as she votes in European election
ROME (AP) — Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The bloc’s premier hard-right politician threw down the gauntlet to the traditional...
Slovakia's Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago. The prerecorded...
Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 5, the 157th day of 2024. There are 209 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s...
