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A man watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba.
January 12, 2026

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)
January 12, 2026

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
January 12, 2026

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.
January 5, 2026

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.
January 5, 2026

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…
Government supporters display posters of Nicolás Maduro, right, and Hugo Chávez in downtown Caracas, Venezuela.
January 5, 2026

A timeline of the US military’s build-up and strikes leading to Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the…
Released prisoners, in a bus, are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar.
January 5, 2026

Government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

BANGKOK (AP) Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from…
Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran.
January 5, 2026

What to know about the protests as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear programme

DUBAI (AP) Widening protests in Iran, sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy, are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June…
Emergency vehicles from the aid organisation “Die Johanniter” pick up residents of a retirement home in Berlin, during a power cut after a fire on a cable bridge.
January 5, 2026

Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack

BERLIN (AP) Many households and businesses in south-west Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire which city authorities said Sunday was a result of…