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May 6, 2026
Zambia blasts US over health deal in exchange for minerals
HARARE (AP):
Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a US$2 billion deal for critical health assistance to access to the southern African nation’s rich mineral assets, and calling the outgoing…
May 6, 2026
Trump threatens Iran with bombing if it doesn't reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end the war.
May 6, 2026
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
CNN is reporting that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer, has died at age 87.
May 6, 2026
Another major fire causes widespread destruction in Dominica
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Wednesday said that the government cannot “ignore or dismiss” the second major fire to affect the capital within a three month period, saying “it is…
May 6, 2026
Venezuela insists ICJ does not have jurisdiction to hear border dispute with Guyana
Venezuela on Wednesday doubled down on its position that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) does not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate on the centuries old border dispute with Guyana.
May 5, 2026
Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system's users into…
May 5, 2026
Law enforcement agencies make major drug bust in The Bahamas
Police say they intercepted and seized a boat near Mars Bay, Andros, on Monday, with US$6.4 million worth of hydroponic marijuana onboard.
May 5, 2026
Europe eyes bigger NATO role amid US troop withdrawal
YEREVAN (AP):
European leaders yesterday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of US troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more…
May 5, 2026
2 killed and 3 injured in shootings near a shopping mall north of Dallas, police say
A man shot five people in Texas on Tuesday, killing two of them, at a shopping centre north of Dallas, police said. It was not a random act of violence and the victims knew the attacker, Carrollton…