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TOKYO (AP) — Chile upgraded its tsunami warning to the highest level early Wednesday for most of its lengthy Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake. Chile's national emergency service said it was evacuating hundreds of people from coastal...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Less than 48 hours after he was prevented from boarding a flight to the United States, lawyer André Michel has announced his candidature for the presidential election in Haiti. “I am announcing my presidential ambitions for...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 40 people were killed Sunday in eastern Congo's Ituri province when rebels stormed a Catholic church during a vigil and opened fire on worshippers, including many women and children. At least 38 people were confirmed...

MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico City marked the 700th anniversary of its founding with a series of public events on Saturday, including artistic performances honouring the city’s Indigenous origins. Artists in indigenous clothing re-enacted the founding...

SWEIDA (AP): The stench of decaying bodies hangs heavy in the streets of the provincial capital in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, where fighting recently erupted. Once-bustling roads now lie eerily silent, with only a few people passing by....

GEORGETOWN (CMC): Assistant Commissioner of Police and Commander for Regional Division 9 Raphael Rose collapsed and died while on his way to the border town of Lethem on Thursday night. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said that Rose, who...

KINGSTOWN (CMC): Police say that a 27-year-old man, who was shot and injured in Arnos Vale on Tuesday night is a Grenadian who is wanted in his country. The police said that Shakim Akin Thomas, aka Shark, of St Andrew, Grenada, was approached by an...

DEIR AL-BALAH (AP): Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for malnourishment that could save them had run out under Israel’s blockade. The alternatives were...

NEW YORK (AP): Disgraced former US Representative George Santos is expected to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to...