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US-Iran ceasefire talks continue after midnight

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:26 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP): The United States and Iran continued historic face-to-face negotiations early Sunday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets...

NY subway stabbings leave 3 hurt, attacker killed

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:38 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. report of stabbings at the 42nd...

T&T prime minister escalates feud with neighbours over US policy

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:02 AM

GEORGETOWN (AP): Trinidad’s ongoing row with its Caribbean neighbours over US policy toward international drug trafficking and Venezuela boiled over into a full-scale verbal war yesterday, with the prime minister demanding the exit of CARICOM’s...

Trump shares video of a brutal Florida killing allegedly by Haitian immigrant

Published:Friday | April 10, 2026 | 3:47 PM

MIAMI (AP) — US President Donald Trump shared video of a deadly attack allegedly by a Haitian immigrant accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer at a Florida gas station, portraying the killing as justification for his administration's mass...

Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa to honour late mother Princess Diana

Published:Friday | April 10, 2026 | 12:59 PM

LONDON (AP) — A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honour his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana...

Husband arrested in Bahamas after US woman vanishes from boat denies wrongdoing, lawyer says

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 12:52 PM

An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while they were travelling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday. Brian Hooker “categorically and unequivocally denies any...

Southwest Airlines hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 11:46 AM

Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war . Customers checking one bag will pay $45...

‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 9:29 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. “You’re going to have to show some epic resilience,”...

Heavy rains kill child in Dominican Republic, damage thousands of homes

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 5:46 PM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a 2-year-old child, damaged thousands of homes and caused power outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend classes at some public and private schools....

Travellers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as US airlines try to reduce fire risks

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 5:13 PM

Travellers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets. Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that starting...

At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut; Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 3:54 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and...

Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 1:58 PM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United States demanded Wednesday that Iran immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran's...

Israel strikes central Beirut without warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 8:17 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon's health ministry said...

Antiguans to elect new government on April 30

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 10:18 PM

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Tuesday night named April 30 as the date for general elections in Antigua, urging supporters to give his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) a convincing victory by ensuring that...

Turkey’s parliament debates bill to restrict access to social media for children under 15

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:08 PM

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish lawmakers kicked off a debate Tuesday on a draft law package that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, making Turkey the latest country to seek measures to protect young people from...

Delta joins growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 7:50 PM

Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of United States carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most domestic and short-...

US, Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 7:09 PM

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war. Its statement said it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday. “It is emphasized that this does not signify the...

Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 3:38 PM

HAVANA (AP) — Hundreds of Cuban women gathered Tuesday in Havana to decry a US energy embargo and other measures imposed by US President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island. The rally was organised by the Federation of Cuban...

'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:32 AM

TSAKANE (AP) Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn't visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a "marathon"...

Good Friday around the world, in photos

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:27 AM

Good Friday is a unique – and uniquely solemn – day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers – his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according...

Collapse of Tokyo’s ageing cherry blossom trees raises safety concerns

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:25 AM

TOKYO (AP) Many of Tokyo’s popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan’s postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have fallen and many others require support, triggering safety...

Death toll from earthquake rises

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:23 AM

ITTEFAQ (AP) For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence. Mohibullah Niazi, a neighbour who helped in the rescue efforts, said Saturday that the eight people killed on the outskirts of Kabul...

European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Middle East War drives price surge

Published:Saturday | April 4, 2026 | 6:59 PM

The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran will fuel inflation and...

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say

Published:Saturday | April 4, 2026 | 5:15 PM

KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the country’s Disaster Management Authority said...

Senegal limits foreign trips for officials as fallout from Middle East war deepens

Published:Saturday | April 4, 2026 | 10:52 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese government has banned all but essential foreign trips for government ministers as part of cost-saving measures triggered by the energy crisis linked to the Middle East war. Senegal, like many African...

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