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US cruise ship, the MV Odyssey, docks at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Stranded US cruise ship Odyssey leaves Cambodia with no passengers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A US cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew…
Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds gestures during a campaign event, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
04 Nov, 2026 0

Republican Byron Donalds elected Florida’s first black governor

Republican Representative Byron Donalds was elected Florida’s first black governor on Tuesday, defeating Democrat David Jolly in an unexpectedly competitive race that tested the GOP’s grip on…
Runners make their way through Queens during the New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday.
03 Nov, 2026 0

Woman running NYC Marathon for charity dies two miles from finish line

NEW YORK (AP) – A young Pennsylvania woman running the New York City Marathon for the first time to raise money for charity collapsed in Central Park, just over two miles from the finish line, and…
03 Nov, 2026 0

CARICOM issues ministerial declaration ahead of COP

GEORGETOWN (CMC): The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Monday is calling on countries attending the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 31) to deliver a balanced,…
03 Nov, 2026 0

Belize records 19 measles cases so far this year

BELMOPAN (CMC): Belizean health authorities said yesterday that the country had recorded 19 cases of measles so far this year with the last four cases being recorded in October. In a statement, the…
03 Nov, 2026 0

Study finds opportunistic infections in adults in Guyana with advanced HIV

GEORGETOWN (CMC): One in five Guyanese adults with advanced HIV disease included had at least one serious infection linked to a weakened immune system, according to the results of a study released…
India’s opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, standing at right in the first vehicle with other opposition leaders, waves at the supporters during a protest called by his party and its allies against the revision of electoral rolls in New Delhi.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Opposition parties stage new protest against the elections chief

NEW DELHI (AP): India’s opposition parties on Sunday renewed calls for the resignation of the country’s election chief, staging fresh protests in the latest display of public dissent against Prime…
Fishermen stand on the Indian Ocean beach at dusk in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia’s semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships

MOGADISHU (AP): Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping…
Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter conducting routine flying training in the Mountain Flying Training Area (MFTA) located in North Wales.
02 Nov, 2026 0

UK’s Royal Navy, Royal Air Force designated as ‘terrorist organisations’

TEHRAN (ANI): Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday announced the designation of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as “terrorist organisations” and classified its Secret…