TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said they...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Six people suspected of colluding with Russia to plot a coup against the Romanian government have been detained, according to police in the European Union and NATO-member country. Romania's anti-organised crime agency,...
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday defended the Cuban health brigade programme after the United States announced it intends to revoke the visas of foreign government officials whose countries employ Cuban doctors and...
PESHAWAR (AP): Two suicide bombings breached a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan before other attackers stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least 12 people and wounded 30 others, according to officials...
NUUK (AP): Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.” Múte Bourup Egede made the statement on Facebook Wednesday, just hours after Trump declared in his State of the Union address to Congress that he...
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the US faced the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with US President Donald Trump last week was "regrettable," adding that he stands ready to work under Trump's "strong leadership" to get a lasting...
WASHINGTON, CMC -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take note of the increase cases of measles. PAHO said it has since issued an epidemiological alert and that as of...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension Tuesday at a US decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia's invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington. Days after an explosive meeting...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States' North American allies. Starting just...
GEORGETOWN (CMC): France became the latest country on Monday to express concern about Venezuela’s military incursion into Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone, urging Caracas to avoid a repeat of such action in violation of the provisional measures...
PARIS (AP): France’s prime minister on Monday tore into US President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling it a staggering show of “brutality” that aimed to humiliate Ukraine’s leader and bend to the will of Russian...
CULIACAN (AP): Before dawn, an elementary school principal in the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state checks various chats on his phone for word of shoot-outs or other incidents. If there’s danger, he sends a message to his students’ parents,...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors extracted "copious" amounts of mucus...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that the end of Russia's war against Ukraine likely "is still very, very far away." The comments come as prominent Trump allies...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman went on trial Monday charged with kidnapping and selling her young daughter in a case that gained national attention. Kelly Smith is charged alongside her partner and another man over the...
BERLIN (AP) — One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in the western German city of Mannheim, police said as they asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and remain in their homes. A suspect is...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The leader of the G9 gang, Jimmy Chérizier, alias 'Barbecue', has denied being injured during a large-scale operation involving several specialised security forces and drones is Bas-Delmas over the weekend. Prime...
CAIRO (AP) Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, religious reflection, charity and good...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school returning to the top samba parade...
As President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to...
JABALIYA (AP): Before the war, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was a festive time of increased worship, social gatherings and cheer for Fatima Al-Absi. Together with her husband, the resident of Jabaliya in Gaza said she used to do Ramadan...
The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress”, and it’s unclear when they will resume, a senior Hamas official said on Saturday. Phase one expires on Saturday, but under the deal’s...
ROME (AP): Pope Francis remained in stable condition on Saturday, a day after a respiratory crisis during his battle with double pneumonia, the Vatican said. He spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive mechanical ventilation he initially...
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday and told him he had the United Kingdom’s unwavering support, a day after the blowout at the White House with United States President...
