TEHRAN (AP): Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. Khamenei’s absence during the war suggested...
DHARAMSHALA (AP): The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday, surrounded by thousands of followers who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala in north India, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese...
CULIACAN (AP): Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state’s capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio César Chávez in boxing...
LONDON (AP): Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the...
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP): Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 27 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through central...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday in an address to the nation's parliament. "It's time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the table,"...
Some hospitals in the US are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions. It’s unclear exactly how many foreign...
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP): The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity. They also see him as the face of Tibet’s aspirations for greater...
NEW YORK (AP): In choosing Zohran Mamdani as their candidate for mayor, Democrats in America’s most Jewish city have nominated an outspoken critic of Israel, alarming some in New York’s Jewish community and signalling a sea change in the priorities...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, (CMC): Suriname is set to make history this Sunday when Jennifer Simons is expected to become the first female to be the president of this Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community country. Her path to the presidency was effectively...
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC ): United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has named Mexican national, Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu as his new Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). He...
AP: Famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year’s gastronomic battle in New York for the coveted Mustard Belt. Chestnut, 41, consumed...
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders. Trump told reporters early Friday after returning from an event in Iowa that...
LONDON (AP): The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it’s time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to Queen Victoria, because it costs too much to operate and would have needed a...
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press. "...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says there has been a total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean, as of mid-June 2025. According to the latest PAHO...
PARIS (AP) — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine. The long-polluted river is finally opening up as a summertime swim spot following a massive, expensive cleanup...
ROME (AP) — A gas station explosion early on Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 25 people including nine police officers and a firefighter, local authorities and rescuers said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly...
AP: House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July...
AP: Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday....
GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP): Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. A three-year-old boy and his mother were the...
CHICAGO (AP) — Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalised following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said Thursday. At least three people were in critical condition. The shooting happened late...
DUBAI (AP): Iran’s president on Wednesday ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after American and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities, likely further limiting...
CAIRO (AP) : Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal, with the militant group suggesting it was open to an agreement while the Israeli prime minister vowed “there will...
DHARAMSHALA (AP): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to...
