World News
February 27, 2026
US moves to legally control tanker and 2 million barrels of oil seized off Venezuela’s coast in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly two million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of…
February 27, 2026
Trump raises possibility of ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he…
February 27, 2026
Maduro’s lawyer says Venezuela gov’t blocked from paying legal fees
The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
February 27, 2026
Early election called after tense US-Greenland standoff
COPENHAGEN (AP): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday called an early general election for March 24 as the country digests the recent standoff with US President Donald Trump over his…
February 27, 2026
UN: Human rights situation is backsliding as nation heads into elections
BOGOTA (AP): Colombia is at risk of “reverting to the serious human rights situation” it faced before a peace deal with the nation’s largest rebel group improved security conditions, the United…
February 27, 2026
Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit in St Kitts on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of that…
February 26, 2026
Maduro’s lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela gov't from paying deposed leader’s drug defence
The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
February 26, 2026
Haitian Prime Minister confident country will hold elections by year-end
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” in gang areas…
February 26, 2026
Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide
Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in…