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Aerial view of the Abaco Hurricane Shelter and Community Centre
16 Jan, 2026 0

Bahamas opens globally recognised Category 5 hurricane shelter

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A climate resilient hurricane shelter, able to withstand category five level disasters and flagged as a global best practice, has been opened and activated on the island of…
People raise signs in support of immigrants during a news conference outside Greater New York Federal Building, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
13 Jan, 2026 0

NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council employee was arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, enraging city officials and drawing protesters Tuesday to the Manhattan detention…
Anne Bonareri, a widow, looks out the window of her home in Kisii, Kenya.
12 Jan, 2026 0

They lost their husbands and then their land

SIAYA (AP): Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how long it will remain hers. As a widow, she’s been threatened with eviction for years by her late…
Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration’s plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington DC.
12 Jan, 2026 0

Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done

ORLANDO (AP): The next US census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump are behind the…
A man watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba.
12 Jan, 2026 0

Concerns after US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge

HAVANA (AP) As US seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers surge, concerns grow in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive. Experts warn that a sudden halt in Venezuelan…
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, January 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
12 Jan, 2026 0

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. …
The Cuban flag flies at half-mast at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the US embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, January 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by
12 Jan, 2026 0

Cuba’s president says no current talks with US following Trump’s threats

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is currently not in talks with the United States government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the…
A photo of sunflowers Missi Dowd-Figueroa once grew on her property is projected onto her palms as she poses for a portrait at her rebuilding site in Altadena, California.
05 Jan, 2026 0

An LA-area resident sows sunflowers where her home once stood

ALTADENA (AP) Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood – one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style…
Firefighters cry as they attend a memorial march in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, to honour victims of devastating fire in Le Constellation bar.
05 Jan, 2026 0

Hundreds march in silence to honour victims of bar fire that left 40 dead

CRANS-MONTANA (AP) Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honour the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely…