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April 4, 2026
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the…
April 4, 2026
European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Middle East War drives price surge
The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven…
April 3, 2026
Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as US pressures the island’s government
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a…
April 3, 2026
Amazon to slap 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Middle East war drives up fuel prices
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started. …
April 3, 2026
Bahamians vote for new government on May 12
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Bahamians go to the polls on May 12 to elect a new government, with Prime Minister Philip Davis saying that Parliament will be dissolved on April 8 and that the writs for the…
April 3, 2026
Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope…
April 3, 2026
Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing four children
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said. The man gained access to the Gaba Early…
April 2, 2026
UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening Strait of Hormuz
LONDON (AP) — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world’s economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route…
April 2, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service website faced shutdown due to non-payment to service providers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Homeland Security Minister in Trinidad, Roger Alexander, confirmed on Wednesday that the website of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) was shut down in…