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Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Antigua PM maintains criticism of lenient court sentencing for gun-related crimes

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne is maintaining his criticism of what he has described as the emerging lenient sentencing orthodoxy of the Caribbean…
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
25 Sep, 2026 0

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. It is now up to the judge to determine how much the…
Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report near the White House in Washington on Monday. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their…
Packs of methamphetamine seized by Kenyan authorities are displayed before destruction in Bamburi Cement Factory, Mombasa, Kenya, on Thursday. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Kenya destroys US$63 million meth haul intercepted at sea

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) – Kenyan authorities on Thursday destroyed a massive haul of methamphetamine worth an estimated US$63 million, nearly a year after the drugs were intercepted in the Indian Ocean…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian holds an image of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Iranian president vows to fight ‘until our last breath’

UNITED NATIONS (AP): Iran’s president yesterday said his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at the UN General Assembly a day after President…
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who is serving a prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, waves from the balcony of her home during a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 1.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Country’s opposition struggles to unite against Milei

AVELLANEDA (AP): Several nights a week, scores of supporters of Argentina’s divisive former president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, gather outside the French-style apartment building in Buenos…
Field workers collect garlic from a farm on the banks of the Kok River in Tha Ton, Thailand, February 21, 2026.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Worsening El Niño threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

BANTEN, Indonesia (AP) — All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening…
President of Naoero, David Ranibok Adeang addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters Tuesday.
24 Sep, 2026 0

A nation renamed stands up at the UN

NEW YORK (AP): His voice forceful and proud, he rose in front of the world’s largest gathering of leaders on behalf of his nation and announced that he had something important to say. The tiny South…
President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday.
23 Sep, 2026 0

US, Iran officials meet as Trump warns of ‘annihilation’

UNITED NATIONS (AP): President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met yesterday, shortly after threatening in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic…