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February 5, 2026
Police in Guyana probing deaths of four men whose bodies were found on barge
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police in Guyana are probing the circumstances that led to the deaths of four men whose bodies were removed from a split barge on Wednesday night. The barge is owned by…
February 5, 2026
Argentina requests extradition of Nicolás Maduro from US on crimes against humanity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the United States…
February 5, 2026
Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE, Cuba (AP) — The smell of sulphur hits hard in this coastal town that produces petroleum and is home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants. Yet, even as the plant…
February 5, 2026
Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 US restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut…
February 4, 2026
Prosecutors seek life sentence for man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are set to ask that a man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 be sentenced to life in prison at a…
February 4, 2026
Father in Bahamas gets 15 years for having sex with daughter
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -A High Court judge in the Bahamas has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping his six-year-old daughter four years ago. Justice Dale Fitzpatrick…
February 4, 2026
US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States government Wednesday said it has not asked St Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba, even as it doubled down on its claim that…
February 4, 2026
Extremists kill 162 in Nigeria village attacks, lawmaker says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Armed extremists killed 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. The attacks…
February 4, 2026
Update |Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prison
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a federal prosecutor said his…