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Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:37 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. The book is called 107 Days, the length of her abbreviated campaign, and will be published by Simon...

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 11:01 AM

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The "home of metal" is honouring one of its most cherished sons, as thousands of Black Sabbath fans pay their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes its way through the streets of Birmingham,...

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 8:49 AM

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...

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 12:13 AM

LONDON (AP): The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the UN to bring in aid and takes other steps towards long-term peace, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday. Starmer, who...

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 12:06 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 2:35 PM

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 58-year-old man has been remanded into custody after he appeared in court accused of having sex with his eight-year-old step-granddaughter three times this year. The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the...

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 11:19 AM

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September – unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward long-term peace. Starmer called ministers together for a rare...

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 12:11 AM

COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and CAICOS Islands (CMC): Police say Haitian gangs are behind the first known mass shooting in this British overseas territory (BOT) resulting in “a mass casualty” on Sunday. Police said that three people were killed and 10...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 10:25 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory's first mass shooting in recent history. At least four suspects...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 8:58 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Grenada and Montserrat are the only CARICOM countries that do not require Haitian nationals to obtain a visa to visit. The British consulting firm, Henley...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 9:51 AM

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...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 12:06 AM

ST PETERSBURG (AP): Russia, on Sunday, scaled down the festivities honouring its navy, citing security concerns as continuing Ukrainian drone attacks posed a challenge to the Kremlin. Russian authorities cancelled the parades of warships in St...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 12:06 AM

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...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 12:06 AM

WARSAW (AP): The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of a 68-year-old homeless man who was beaten with an axe and set on fire. Prosecutors, on Saturday, charged the priest, only...

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 12:06 AM

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....

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:10 AM

PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): Police say Friday they have arrested 21 people, including 11 for gang-related offences during ongoing state of emergency (SoE) operations. The police said that the 11 suspects, range in ages from 19 to 44 years, were detained...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:09 AM

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...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:09 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that escalating violence and displacement continue to create severe humanitarian needs in Haiti, fuelling a nutritional and education crisis for...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:09 AM

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...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:09 AM

PARIS (AP): France’s bold decision to recognise the state of Palestine could help to shift conversations about the future of the Middle East, even if it’s unlikely to have an immediate impact for people in Gaza or on Israel’s war with Hamas. In a...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:08 AM

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...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:08 AM

AP: Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as “Alligator Alcatraz” have begun and are expected to increase soon, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday. The first flights operated by the Department of Homeland...

Published:Saturday | July 26, 2025 | 12:08 AM

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...

Published:Friday | July 25, 2025 | 9:37 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is reporting an increase in gastroenteritis cases and is urging the public to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of the illness, particularly during the Crop Over season. The Ministry of Health and...

Published:Friday | July 25, 2025 | 8:41 AM

The executive who was caught on camera embracing the CEO of her company at a Coldplay concert in a moment that went viral has resigned. The company, Astronomer, confirmed that its executive in charge of human resources has left. "Kristin Cabot...

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