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20 May, 2026
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St Kitts receives Caribbean nationals, including from Jamaica, deported from US
The St Kitts and Nevis government is reporting that three individuals, including from Jamaica, have arrived in the country as part of an agreement with the United States to allow the transfer of…
20 May, 2026
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US indicts former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of planes
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the…
19 May, 2026
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Humanitarian ship arrives with aid from Mexico, Uruguay
HAVANA (AP):
A ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Uruguay arrived yesterday in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiralling crises.
The ship, which departed from a Mexican…
19 May, 2026
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Centres open for rare Ebola strain that killed nearly 120
SHKINASA (AP):
Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
19 May, 2026
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Maduro ally is charged in bribery case after deportation to US
MIAMI (AP):
A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was charged yesterday with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import…
19 May, 2026
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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday.
19 May, 2026
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Prince William to sell estate stake to fund housing, green projects
LONDON (AP):
Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall plans to sell about 20 per cent of its £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) property portfolio over the next decade to consolidate its holdings and finance…
19 May, 2026
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Talks begin with Ukraine on minority rights
BUDAPEST (AP):
Hungary and Ukraine will begin consultations on the rights of Ukraine’s ethnic Hungarian minority, the countries’ foreign ministers said yesterday an early sign that strained relations…
19 May, 2026
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Guyana gov’t issues warning to public transport owners over increasing fares
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government on Tuesday said it has “neither approved nor sanctioned” any increase in fares across all modes of public transportation, including minibuses, hire…