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WASHINGTON (AP): House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Representative Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first black American to head a major political party in Congress at a pivotal time, as long-serving Speaker...

HAVANA (AP): Cuba has denied that its coastguard vessel was to blame for a collision with a migrant-packed boat that led to the deaths of seven people, including a two-year-old girl, saying the migrant boat made an abrupt turn in heavy swells that...

BEIRUT (AP): The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in an audio released on Wednesday. He gave no further details. Al-Qurayshi is the second IS...

BUCHAREST (AP): NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, a pledge that some officials and analysts believe helped prompt Russia’s invasion this year. The world’s largest security alliance also pledged to send more aid...

ROSEAU (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is urging Dominica to go out and cast their ballots in the December 6 general election that he has called two years ahead of the constitutional deadline, even though the main opposition parties...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (HCNN/CMC): Several thousand people have been gunned down in Haiti this year as a result of violence caused by heavily armed gangs calling the shots in the capital’s poor and densely populated slum areas, in complete defiance of the...

SHANGHAI (AP): Barely a month after granting himself new powers as China’s potential leader for life, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger of the kind not seen for decades, sparked by his “zero COVID” strategy, which will soon enter its...

HAVANA (AP): In the Telegram group chat, the messages roll in like waves. “I need liquid ibuprofen and acetaminophen, please,” wrote one user. “It’s urgent, it’s for my 10-month-old baby.” Others offer medicine brought from outside of Cuba, adding...