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August 13, 2026
Browne rejects bar association criticism over judge remarks
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dismissed calls from the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) to retract comments in which he threatened action against a sitting judge over…
August 13, 2026
St Vincent mark 45 years of diplomatic ties with Asian island
TAIPEI (CMC): Taiwan and St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday marked 45 years of diplomatic relations, with leaders from both countries pledging to strengthen co-operation and expand economic,…
August 13, 2026
Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of commercial vessels
MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy”. Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship…
August 13, 2026
WHO chief: Congo’s Ebola outbreak set to surpass deadliest in history
AP: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization…
August 13, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns
WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young…
August 13, 2026
Court deals major blow to Amazon soy moratorium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday dealt a major blow to the future of the country’s soy moratorium, upholding state laws that deny tax incentives to farmers who complied with the…
August 13, 2026
US gov't charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green…
August 13, 2026
Antigua gov’t warns against restricting or preventing public access to beaches
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda Government is warning against blocking or restricting public access to beaches on the island, which it described as an important part of the country’s…
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August 12, 2026
UN: More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians still held by Russia
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty”, many held incommunicado and…