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The court heard that Durant had posted a video on social media falsely claiming that the candidate had sent him cash in an election envelope. He later claimed the post was a joke.
February 11, 2026

Man in Barbados pleads guilty to posting fake social media bribery claim about candidate

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - A 27-year-old man in Barbados has been released on BDS$5,000 bail after he pleaded guilty to posting on social media a video claiming that he had received money from a…
Locals queue to receive relief food as severe drought continues, in Lomekulu Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, February 8, 2026.
February 10, 2026

Drought leaves people hungry in Kenya as their livestock die

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over two million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with cattle-keeping communities in the northeast the hardest hit, according to the United…
The number of people who could be affected was not immediately clear, but it is believed to be in the thousands.
February 10, 2026

US to expand passport revocations for parents who owe child support, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a…
An aircraft carrying up to 50 people on the shoreline after veering off the runway during an emergency crash-landing at Somalia’s main airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, February, 2026.
February 10, 2026

Passenger plane in Somalia overshoots runway into shallow seawater near airport

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people overran the runway at Somalia’s main airport and ended up in shallow water at a nearby beach Tuesday during an emergency landing…
Co-founder of a café, Yana Bilym, 33, reacts in her inactive café because of Russia’s air attacks on the country’s energy system.
February 9, 2026

Businesses struggle to cope as Russian attacks bring power cuts, uncertainty

KYIV (AP): It is pre-dawn in the historic Podil district of the Ukraine capital, Kyiv, and warm light from the Spelta bakery-bistro’s window pierces the darkness outside. On a wooden surface dusted…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
February 9, 2026

Top diplomat strikes a hard line on US talks, says Tehran’s power comes from saying no

DUBAI (AP): Iran’s top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehran’s strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers”, striking a maximalist position just after negotiations with the United…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) attends a meeting at the headquarters of the central committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea.
February 9, 2026

Kim expected to issue major policy goals at party congress

SEOUL (AP): North Korea will convene a major political conference later this month, the country’s state media said Sunday, where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to outline his domestic and foreign…
People use a bicycle taxi in Havana, Cuba.
February 9, 2026

As energy crisis deepens, people ask: What more can we sacrifice?

HAVANA (AP): After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city’s working-class centre. But on Thursday night, the…
Ramón Pucha demonstrates how to turn a leaf into a hat to protect himself from the sun while looking for seeds to grow on his family’s farm.
February 9, 2026

A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants

ALTO ILA (AP): On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realised he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he…