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Meet the Russian professor who became mayor of a Colombian city

Mayor-elect Mikhail Krasnov waves to a supporter as he walks through Bolivar Square in Tunja, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Krasnov, a 45-year-old university professor from Russia, was one of the unexpected winners in Colombia’s regional elections in October.Fernando Vergara/AP A woman holds a campaign card promoting mayoral candidate Mikhail Krasnov, in Tunja, Colombia, Monday, […]

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Mayor: At least 12 killed in Haiti as gangs vie for control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 12 people have been killed and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti’s capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday. The incident occurred in the small town of Cabaret northwest of Port-au-P-Prince at nearly midnight on Tuesday, […]

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