World News

A Cyprus’ military officer walks by a frigate at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, Cyprus, on April 17.
Published 3 hours ago

US funding helps strengthen island’s safe-haven status

PAPHOS (AP): With help from United States taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved out for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked Middle East and as a humanitarian aid hub. Cyprus’ main Evangelos Florakis naval base, just 142 miles (229 kilometres) from Lebanon’s coast, will get a new, US European Command-funded heliport that will be able to accommodate large, Chinook-type transport helicopters for airlifting evacuees out of conflict zones.

Read more
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (centre) attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, on April 16.
Published 3 hours ago

Gov’t confirms meeting with US officials

HAVANA (AP): Cuba’s government yesterday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the…
A Cyprus’ military officer walks by a frigate at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, Cyprus, on April 17.
Published 3 hours ago

US funding helps strengthen island’s safe-haven status

PAPHOS (AP): With help from United States taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved out for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean…
CMC photo.
Published 16 hours ago

Police in Trinidad detain six people as probe continues into fatal attack on police station

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Monday said it had detained six people as investigations continue into Sunday’s incident at the San Fernando City…
Police gather in front of a house on Harrison Street near Bernstein Avenue, in Shreveport, La., as they investigate a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Published 16 hours ago

Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana, US

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport…
FILE - Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles with the the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge seen in the background on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los
Published 16 hours ago

Businesses can claim refunds starting Monday for Trump tariffs declared unconstitutional

NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the United States Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled…
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, centre, attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Published 10 hours ago

Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Monday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the…
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Published 10 hours ago

Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, hands reins over to John Ternus

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an…
A front-end loader transports phosphogypsum in Phalaborwa, South Africa.
April 20, 2026

US backs rare earths extraction project despite diplomatic clash

PHALABORWA (AP): Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the centre of an exploratory US-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth…
Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London.
April 20, 2026

Police probing if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are work of Iranian proxies

LONDON (AP): British police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies. The Metropolitan Police force says…