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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)
April 20, 2026

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…
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh talks during an interview with Associated Press at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Türkiye.
April 20, 2026

US ‘maximalist’ demands stalling face-to-face talks

ANTALYA, Türkiye (AP): Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with US officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington’s refusal to abandon “maximalist”…
A street musician walks past a restaurant in Havana.
April 20, 2026

Energy blockade pulls plug on Havana’s legendary nightlife

HAVANA (AP) Havana’s broad avenues are empty at night. Theatres are closed. Bars and cafes have curtains lowered. It’s hard to find lights in the streets or Cubans making money entertaining…
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley
April 20, 2026

Mia Mottley urges action on democracy, inequality

BRIDGETOWN (CMC) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain, for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to…
A Sunrise Airways aircraft sits on the tarmac.
April 20, 2026

Sunrise Airways launches direct flights to Santo Domingo

TORTOLA (CMC) The British Virgin Islands last week welcomed the inaugural Sunrise Airways service with officials saying the new direct route between Santo Domingo and Tortola would improve…
A police mobile command vehicle leaves the the scene of a shooting at Leinbach Park on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
April 20, 2026

2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured,…
Aenon Town flooding, April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026

Sections of Aenon Town, Clarendon, flooded

Sections of Aenon Town in northern Clarendon are currently inundated, with several areas now impassable due to the widespread flooding. Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Wavel Hinds, told…