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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…
Newly elected members of parliament at their swearing-in at Gordon House.
February 9, 2026

Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment: yes or no?

In the two previous articles in this series I dealt with cases in which the failure of members of parliament to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities is in question and examined…
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…
Letters
February 9, 2026

Ibrahim Traoré is not a hero

THE EDITOR, Madam:
Prime Minister Andrew Holness
February 9, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | ‘Set Han’ against ourselves

One of Prime Minister Holness’s more consequential statements recently was his understanding of how the advancement of the nation is cramped by unresponsive public bureaucrats and the obtuse systems…
Letters
February 9, 2026

Letter of the Day | Speed needs systems, not shortcuts

THE EDITOR, Madam: T he Gleaner editorial, “Trash the rules, then” of Sunday, February 8, rightly defends the integrity of Jamaica’s procurement framework and highlights the dangers that arise when…
Letters
February 9, 2026

What is the long-term plan to address flooding in Lucea?

THE EDITOR, Madam: For several years, heavy rainfall has led to major flooding in Lucea, affecting businesses, leaving people stranded, stuck on traffic, on the brink of being swept away and…
Matt Caldwell, left, a Lubbock Fire Department official, administers a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to Clair May at the Lubbock Health Department, February 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.
February 8, 2026

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading US health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing…
Opposition lawmaker Juan Pablo Guanipa displays a sign that reads in Spanish "More than a million residents of Zulia State eat only once a day" during an intervention against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela
February 8, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa freed after eight months in prison

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday was released after more than eight months in prison for what are widely considered to be politically motivated…