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Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…
This image released by the US Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

LONDON (AP): Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic UK-American military base is on indefinite hold because US President Donald Trump’s administration…
People load their bicycles onto a public bus to cross the Bay Tunnel in Havana, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Cuba’s fuel rationing driving some commuters to underwater bus

HAVANA (AP) — On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay…
Christopher Okello Onyum, a man accused of killing four children, appears in court at the Ggaba Community Church grounds, in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing four kids

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The trial of a Ugandan man accused of killing four children began on Monday in a tent not far from where the crime was committed, after the president ordered a mobile court…
The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ketlain Difficile)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Haiti arrests five police officers and two other suspects over deadly fortress stampede

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over…
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves two dead, US military says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The campaign of attacks on…
The Citadelle Laferrière in the town of Milot.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Several killed in mass stampede at mountaintop fortress

PORT AU PRINCE (CMC): At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop…
Gloria McField-Nixon
13 Apr, 2026 0

First female deputy governor appointed

GEORGE TOWN (CMC): Gloria McField-Nixon is set to make history as the Cayman Islands’ first female deputy governor when she assumes the post in July, succeeding Franz Manderson, who is retiring after…
Haitian Bridge Alliance executive director, Guerline Jozef.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Haitian group condemns Trump’s ‘weaponisation of violence’ to target Caribbean immigrant communities

SAN DIEGO (CMC): The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) on Friday condemned United States President Donald Trump for what it described as the president’s “weaponisation of…