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In this August 28, 2019, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse speaks during an interview in his office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 9, 2026

Jury seated in South Florida trial of four charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the United States federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates…
A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Students stage sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes

HAVANA (AP) — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a United States…
Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after travelling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File)
March 9, 2026

Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island’s medical missions

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island instead of…
A girl stands in front of a condolence message board during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
March 9, 2026

Twelve years on, renewed hunt for missing Flight MH370 comes up empty

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a renewed deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean has so far failed to locate the missing…
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
March 9, 2026

Iran hit a desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites

DUBAI (AP): Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran’s president vowed to expand the…
Norwegian police and technicians at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway.
March 9, 2026

Police investigate an explosion outside US Embassy in Oslo

OSLO (AP): Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the US Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police…
Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.
March 9, 2026

Sheryl Lee Ralph joins debate over Jamaica’s exit from Cuban Medical Brigade

CMC: Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has joined the conversation surrounding the discontinuation of the Cuban Medical Brigade programme. “Will America now send the doctors so badly needed…
Guerline Jozef, HBA executive director.
March 9, 2026

Group condemns death of Haitian national in ICE custody

CMC The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned the death of a Haitian national in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. On…
Guyana President Irfaan Ali
March 9, 2026

Ali says regional security improving after Venezuela developments

CMC: President Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the security climate in the Caribbean and Latin America has improved in recent weeks following major political developments in neighbouring Venezuela. Ali made…