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Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to ‘fight for law and justice’​

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Students carry banner reading: “Belgrade is the World again” during a protest protest that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Students march during a protest protest that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Students shout slogans during a protest protest that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people in front of the prosecutor’s office in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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People stopping traffic, stand in silence during ongoing protests that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people in front of the government building in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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People stopping traffic, stand in silence during ongoing protests that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people in front of the government building in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Updated 8:32 AM EST, December 25, 2024

Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to 'fight for law and justice'

Serbia’s striking university students on Wednesday rallied outside the chief prosecutor’s office to demand justice over a concrete canopy collapse that killed 15 people last month in the country’s north.

apnews.com

 

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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says​

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar
December 25, 20241:37 PM ESTUpdated 9 hours ago

Summary

• Six people also injured
• Afghan foreign office summons Pakistan's head of mission in Kabul

KABUL, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.

Six people were also injured in the bombing at four locations in Afghanistan, deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on Wednesday.

Pakistani government and military officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-46-killed-pakistani-bombardment-afghanistan-afghan-taliban-spokesperson-2024-12-25/

 

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Is a Putin Ally in Eastern Europe Making a Cautious Overture to the West?​

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus keeps arresting political opponents, but analysts wonder if a string of unusual pardons is a bid to get sanctions eased.

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Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus keeps arresting political opponents, but analysts wonder if a string of unusual pardons is a bid to get sanctions eased.

www.nytimes.com