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Sophia Hermans, deputy prime minister of the Netherlands, fourth from left sitting, speaks during a session surrounded by other countries at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, Friday, November 21, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
December 9, 2025

Nations and environmental groups slam proposals at UN climate talks, calling them too weak

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Several nations and environmental groups on Friday slammed proposals put forward at the UN climate talks in Brazil, saying they failed to explicitly mention the cause of global…
Shows the location of two attacks and abductions from schools in Nigeria over the past week. (AP Digital Embed)
December 9, 2025

Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday, the latest in a spate of abductions in…
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
December 9, 2025

Detention order issued for woman who posted picture of the Trinidad PM’s private residence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A detention order has been issued for a woman who posted an image of Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s private residence on social media and urged…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
December 9, 2025

UN secretary general urges nations at climate talks to be flexible to get results

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for countries at climate talks in Brazil to compromise and "show willingness and flexibility to deliver…
Attendees stand outside the venue for the COP30 UN Climate Summit after they were asked to leave, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
December 9, 2025

Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, but officials say no one hurt

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — A fire spread through pavilions being used for UN climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference but nobody was hurt,…
Former Presidents front row from left, George W Bush with Laura Bush and Joe Biden with Jill Biden, look on as military pall bearers arrive with the casket of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, November 20, 20
December 9, 2025

Dick Cheney's funeral brings bipartisan tributes, but Trump was not invited

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarising vice president who in later years…
In this photo released by the Geological Agency (Badan Geologi) of Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mount Semeru releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Badan Geo
December 9, 2025

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts, blanketing villages with ash and prompting evacuations

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, erupted Wednesday, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities…
Lava lamps are seen through a lobby window at the headquarters of Cloudflare in San Francisco, Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
December 9, 2025

Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, League of Legends and other prominent internet…
The Hasley Crawford Stadium.
December 9, 2025

T&T government widens bans on fetes at sporting venues

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Tuesday widened her ban on carnival activities at major sporting venues, a few weeks after announcing a similar ban at the Brian…