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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marauding hyenas killed a man and wounded two people near a university outside the Kenyan capital, officials said Tuesday, prompting hundreds of students from the school to block streets to protest what they called a lack of security. One of the wounded was a student at Kenya’s Multimedia University who was attacked by the hyenas late …

WAITANGI, New Zealand (AP) — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders on Monday strongly criticized the government’s approach to Maori, ahead of the country’s national day. The holiday, known as Waitangi Day, is held on Feb. 6 to mark the anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi, a foundation document signed by British colonists …

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Nayib Bukele ha dicho de sí mismo que es “el dictador más cool del mundo mundial”, un mensaje irónico dirigido a las críticas que levantó su intención de reelegirse como presidente de El Salvador pese a que la Constitución lo prohíbe. También se redefinió en su cuenta en X, antes Twitter, como el “rey filósofo” unos …

DACA, Bangladesh (AP) — Más de un centenar de miembros de la Guardia Fronteriza de Myanmar han abandonado sus puestos y huido hacia Bangladesh durante combates entre fuerzas de seguridad de Myanmar y el ejército de una minoría étnica, informó el lunes un funcionario de la agencia fronteriza bangladesí. Es la primera vez que se sabe que soldados de Myanmar …

BERLIN (AP) — A union has called on Lufthansa’s ground staff to walk off the job for a day on Wednesday in a pay dispute, the latest of several transport strikes in the country. The Ver.di union said Monday it is calling on ground staff for the German airline at Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Duesseldorf airports to strike from …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán boycotted an emergency session of parliament on Monday where a vote was scheduled to place Sweden’s bid to join NATO on the legislative agenda, adding to 18 months of delays that have angered Hungary’s allies. The governing Fidesz party, which holds an absolute majority in parliament, …

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hundreds of angry farmers took to the streets in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, on Monday to complain of what they called “the total failure” of the government to meet the mounting challenges of the agricultural sector. They called on Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev to step down for not keeping his promises to ease the administrative burden on …

MADRID (AP) — Más de 1.000 migrantes del África subsahariana han llegado a las Islas Canarias en 18 embarcaciones en los últimos tres días, informó el servicio de rescate naval español el lunes. En una de las embarcaciones fue hallado un cadáver. Las llegadas de migrantes al archipiélago han aumentado en semanas recientes a medida que más personas de África …

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former president convicted of money laundering defiantly proclaimed his intention Saturday to run in Panama’s upcoming presidential election despite facing a possible ban on seeking office. Ricardo Martinelli was officially presented as the candidate of the Realizing Goals Party at a rally in Panama City where his supporters waved blue and white flags and …

Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk, Moscow-installed officials said. At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble by emergency services, he said. Ukrainian officials in Kyiv did not comment …