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February 18, 2026

Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba

MOSCOW (AP) — The Cuban foreign minister visited Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a US oil embargo. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held…
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is seen in Camden, N.J., April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
February 18, 2026

New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to US$180 million settlement of clergy sexual abuse allegations

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses…
The Congress building stands the day before lawmakers debate the removal of the nation's president in Lima, Peru, Monday, February 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
February 18, 2026

Lawmakers will elect Peru’s next president after the latest ouster

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Wednesday will choose the country’s eighth president in a decade to replace the newly ousted former leader José Jerí, with four lawmakers who are largely unknown…
Clothes by Chinese company Shein are seen in the BHV (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville) department store, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
February 17, 2026

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns the online retailer hasn’t done enough to limit the sale of illegal products or protect users from the platform’s…
St Lucia Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre.
February 17, 2026

St Lucia PM confirms ‘lost lives’ in latest US strike against alleged drug dealers

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip Pierre Monday said the St Lucia government “is actively engaging through established diplomatic and security channels” after confirming that “people…
A boy plays with a cat on a street of the Kurdish-majority neighbourhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, in Aleppo, Syria.
February 16, 2026

A Kurdish-majority neighbourhood recovers from clashes with hope for the future

ALEPPO (AP): A month after clashes rocked a Kurdish-majority neighbourhood in Syria ‘s second-largest city of Aleppo, most of the tens of thousands of residents who fled the fighting between…
Indonesian UN peacekeepers attend a ceremony to mark the 47th anniversary of UNIFIL Establishment Day, at the United Nation Peacekeepers headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, Lebanon, in March.
February 16, 2026

Eight thousand troops ready for possible peacekeeping mission in Gaza

JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia’s military said Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission, the…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks during the Munich Security Conference.
February 16, 2026

Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’

MUNICH (AP): A top European Union (EU) official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure”, pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
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February 16, 2026

Cohabiting couples in Grenada to be afforded same rights as married people

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada is amending its domestic violence law to recognise the rights of couples who have lived together for more than five years by extending to them the same rights as…