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KINGSTOWN (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Monday said United States President Joe Biden has no right in deciding who, or which countries, are invited to the Summit of the Americas next month, hinting that...

BEIJING (AP): Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing on Sunday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but persistent COVID-19 outbreak effectively under control. A partial reopening of stores and offices in...

SANTO DOMINGO (CMC): Progress is being made in the construction of a border fence between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This is according to Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa, who has been supervising the...

ISTANBUL (AP): Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level”, noting...

NEW DELHI (AP): For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious co-existence in a country...

BOGOTA (AP): Last year, Fabian Espinel helped organise roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government plans to increase taxes on lower income Colombians. Now, as Colombia heads into its presidential election Sunday,...

DJIBO (AP): African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups....

HOUSTON (AP): The National Rifle Association (NRA) begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” – and deflect any blame for – the deadly shooting earlier...