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01 Oct, 2025
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Cuban foreign minister says Rubio’s ‘personal and corrupt’ agenda risks peace prospects
NEW YORK (AP): Recent US escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “personal” agenda against the region, Cuba’s top diplomat said, adding that his American…
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30 Sep, 2025
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Military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason
AP: A high military court in Congo convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason Tuesday for his alleged collaboration with anti-government rebels and sentenced him to death. It was not…
30 Sep, 2025
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Iowa schools leader held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming…
30 Sep, 2025
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Strong earthquake kills 31 people in a central Philippine region hit by deadly storm just days ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many…
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30 Sep, 2025
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Venezuela seeking closer ties with Suriname
PARAMARIBO (CMC): Venezuela is seeking closer ties with Suriname and has described as “ a new beginning” discussions held on Monday between Finance and Planning Minister, Adelien Wijnerman and the…
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30 Sep, 2025
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UN authorises much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to authorise a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution co-sponsored by…
30 Sep, 2025
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Skerrit urges region against sowing seeds of discord among themselves
ROSEAU (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday urged Caribbean countries against sowing “seeds of discord among ourselves”, maintaining his adopted position of many years that he would not…
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30 Sep, 2025
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Two-year-old chosen as new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists
KATHMANDU (AP): A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s longest and…
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29 Sep, 2025
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One man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda, Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Authorities in The Bahamas closed most schools yesterday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed…