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A Jet Blue Airlines jet pushes back from a gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., February 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
March 31, 2026

JetBlue raises checked bag fees as Middle East war affects fuel costs

United States carrier JetBlue has raised its checked bag fees by as much as US$9 as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies and increases fuel prices. The new fees took effect…
A TSA agent checks passengers at the security checkpoint in Pittsburgh International Airport Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
March 30, 2026

Airport bottlenecks in US ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

Frustrating security lines dwindled at United States airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the…
Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday.
March 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war

ROME (AP): Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday, rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St…
One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organised by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba.
March 30, 2026

Missing sailboats land in Havana after being located by Mexican navy

HAVANA (AP): Two sailboats that went missing carrying humanitarian aid from southern Mexico to Cuba landed in Havana on Saturday afternoon, hours after Mexico’s navy said it had located the boats…
This undated photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a solid-fuel engine test at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
March 30, 2026

Pyongyang tests engine for missile capable of targeting US mainland

SEOUL (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the US mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his…
Dancers perform during the inauguration of Disney Adventure World and World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris.
March 30, 2026

Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris

CHESSY (AP): A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world –Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a ‘Frozen’…
Dr Carla Barnett, secretary general of CARICOM.
March 30, 2026

Former senior CARICOM official questions re-appointment of secretary general

CMC Former assistant secretary general (ASG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Joseph Cox, is raising questions regarding the re-appointment of Dr Carla Barnett as the secretary general of the…
Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
March 30, 2026

Browne issues warning to supporters ahead of naming date for general election

ST JOHN’S CMC: Prime Minister Gaston Browne is warning supporters of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) against becoming complacent as the country gears for a general election that…
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March 29, 2026

Lebanon | Israeli airstrike kills 3 journalists

BEIRUT (AP): An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said. Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said its…