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A local travels on public transportation through a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, January 19, 2026.
February 26, 2026

Police retake control of key area from powerful gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): As the sun rose, a handful of women opened tattered beach umbrellas in the heart of Port-au-Prince and scanned the horizon before opening their fruit and vegetable stands. It was…
February 25, 2026

Trinidadian man sentenced to nearly five years in US for firearms smuggling

MIAMI, CMC – A 36-year-old man from Trinidad and Tobago has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison in the United States for conspiring to smuggle more than 200 firearms from…
State-run bodega manager Roberto Roman fills bags with donated Mexican humanitarian assistance to be delivered to a family, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, February 19, 2026.
February 25, 2026

Mexico sends second aid package to Cuba as US tightens energy blockade

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent a second humanitarian aid package for Cuba as the island faces a tightened US embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil. Two Mexican…
Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks at a news conference regarding the security situation in Mexico, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, February 23, 2026.
February 25, 2026

Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues

TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces an escalating fuel crisis as oil shipments have slowed…
The Cabinet is now expected to review proposals that could include higher replacement fees and longer waiting periods before new passports are issued.
February 25, 2026

Antigua considering stricter measures for lost passports

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is considering stricter measures following a sharp increase in reports of lost passports. According to Director General of…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, centre front in red tie, poses for a group photo with other government officials attending CARICOM meeting in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, in February. Pictured are, Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis, le
February 25, 2026

Marco Rubio defends US ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro to Caribbean leaders unsettled by Trump policies

BASSETERRE, St Kitts and Nevis (AP) — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s military operation to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, telling…
Vehicles drive past a charred bus the day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as ‘El Mencho’, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Monday, February 23.
February 25, 2026

Surveillance of romantic partner led to El Mencho’s deadly capture, authorities say

MEXICO CITY (AP): Surveillance of a romantic partner helped put the Mexican armed forces on the trail of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as…
A protester demonstrates against Russia’s naval presence in Simon’s Town Harbour in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
February 25, 2026

Gov't secures release of 11 nationals lured to Russia to fight against Ukraine

JOHANNESBURG (AP): A group of 11 South African men allegedly lured to fight alongside Russian soldiers in the war against Ukraine are expected to return home soon, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on…
A woman places flowers at the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, February 24.
February 25, 2026

Zelenskyy says Putin has ‘not broken’ Ukrainians

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared on Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested…