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Houses covered in snow on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland. - AP photo
18 Sep, 2026 0

US makes deal to bolster military presence in Greenland while leaving island under Denmark control

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump announced on Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the United States military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by…
In this photo reviewed by US military officials, the Office of Military Commissions building used for Periodic Review Board hearings is seen on April 18, 2019 at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Man accused of ties to bin Laden has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed

The Associated Press: A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaeda figure and who was tortured in CIA custody appeared Thursday at a hearing to review his detention at the US military…
A cleric takes a photograph at the shattered Shajareh Tayyebeh school, which has become a place of mourning and a memorial to those killed in a US airstrike on February 28, in Minab, southern Iran, September 7.
18 Sep, 2026 0

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

GENEVA (AP): Experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a…
The country’s coat of arms hangs on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Trinidad and Tobago ends long state of emergency as anger mounts over arrests

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago ended a lengthy state of emergency on Thursday with authorities on alert for a possible surge in violence as activists and lawyers decried the mass…
The country’s coat of arms hangs on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Long state of emergency ends as anger mounts over arrests

PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP): Trinidad and Tobago ended a lengthy state of emergency on Thursday, with authorities on alert for a possible surge in violence as activists and lawyers decried the mass arrests…
Forensic investigators work at the site where the body of a woman was discovered on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Nine women’s bodies found as serial killer fears mount

JOHANNESBURG (AP): South African police said a ninth woman’s body was discovered yesterday in an area east of Johannesburg where they are investigating a series of killings over the past two months…
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
18 Sep, 2026 0

PM to resign after left-leaning opposition wins election

STOCKHOLM (AP): Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s national election, a complete vote count showed yesterday. The Swedish Election Authority said the four…
People watch as the bodies of their relatives who were killed in a gang attack are carried away by morgue workers in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
18 Sep, 2026 0

New human rights report unveils details and blames police for recent massacre in Haiti

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A human rights group in Haiti has revealed new details about one of the country’s biggest massacres in recent years and unveiled security holes as authorities struggle to…
18 Sep, 2026 0

Bermuda records increase in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Health authorities in Bermuda are warning of an increase in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, in recent weeks and are urging the public to take the necessary…