(AP): Humanitarian groups caring for nearly 1,000 rescued migrants on three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions, but Italy’s new far-right-led government has not responded to requests for a safe...
ISLAMABAD (AP): A gunman opened fire at a protest rally in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, slightly wounding former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the leg and killing one of his supporters, his party and police said. Nine other people also were hurt...
JERUSALEM (AP): Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared set to return to power as head of Israel’s most right-wing government ever after winning this week’s national election, with the current caretaker prime minister...
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 30th year, with the Biden administration continuing former President Donald Trump’s opposition and refusing to...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The FBI said today it had received credible information about a "broad" threat to synagogues in New Jersey. The FBI's Newark office released a statement urging synagogues to "take all security...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailboat that had been carrying migrants, Greece's coast guard said Thursday, while a search-and-rescue operation continued for...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office says he has conceded defeat to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this week's election. A statement said Lapid congratulated Netanyahu and instructed his...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven some 14 million Ukrainians from their homes in “the fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades,” sparking an increase in the number of refugees and...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from his party and police said. Party...
JERUSALEM (AP): After four inconclusive elections, it looks like the fifth time finally worked for Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s longtime former prime minister and current opposition leader appears to have engineered a surprising victory in the...
KYIV (AP): Diplomatic efforts salvaged a wartime agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities to reach world markets, with Russia saying on Wednesday it would stick to the deal after Ukraine pledged not to use a designated Black Sea...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Thousands of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters called on the military Wednesday to keep the far-right leader in power, even as his administration signalled a willingness to hand over the reins to leftist rival Luiz Inácio...
ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Former Foreign Affairs Minister Oliver Joseph has admitted that the previous New National Party (NNP) administration had a policy of accepting cash for diplomat passports. However, there have been denials that a Polish man was...
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Government has announced that November 30 will no longer be known as Independence Day, but will be called Barbados National Day to incorporate celebrations for the anniversary of the country becoming a republic, sparking public...
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's government took its efforts against the country's powerful street gangs to another level by sending inmates into cemeteries to destroy the tombs of gang members at a time of year when...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Lisa made landfall Wednesday near Belize City, in the Central American nation of Belize. The US National Hurricane Center said Lisa had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) at landfall. The storm's...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pumped up its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time to fight high inflation, but hinted that it could soon reduce the size of its rate hikes. The Fed...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada has unveiled plans for a big increase in the number of immigrants entering the country, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025 as it seeks to address a critical labour shortage. Immigration...
NEW YORK (AP) — As he played to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked up his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third. “In order to make our...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Despite finishing first in Denmark's election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen decided to step down along with her Social Democratic government Wednesday in an attempt to build a broader coalition...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Millions of students trooped back to public schools across the Philippines on Wednesday as the government enforced the mandatory resumption of in-person classes after more than two years of coronavirus pandemic...
ROAD TOWN (CMC): Former education minister Myron Walwyn was on Tuesday charged with breach of trust by a public officer in connection with an unfinished wall construction project at a high school that has been tainted by claims of budget overruns...
JERUSALEM (AP): For the fifth time since 2019, Israelis were voting in national elections on Tuesday, hoping to break the political deadlock that has paralysed the country for the past three and a half years. Again, the vote centres around former...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the federal highway police to immediately clear hundreds of roads across the country blocked by truck drivers protesting President Jair Bolsonaro’s loss in the October 30 election. A...
