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Rohlat Afrin, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Women’s Protection Units, right, talks with a soldier in Qamishli, Syria.
February 2, 2026

Supplies running out at al-Hol camp as instability blocks aid deliveries

AL-HASSAKEH (AP): An international humanitarian organisation has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group as the…
Blueberry plants are covered in ice, with the temperature at 23 F. (-5 C.), at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
February 2, 2026

Southern US enters second week of biting cold and prolonged outages

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to thaw Monday as people across…
St Lucia Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre.
February 2, 2026

US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, PM says

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre has confirmed that the United States has called on St Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba. “I have a big problem.…
Dominican Republic security forces stand guard on a border bridge between Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, Thursday, September 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernández)
February 2, 2026

Dominican Republic police say bodies of four decapitated women found near border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Monday the bodies of at least four decapitated women have been found along the border it shares with Haiti, marking…
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
February 2, 2026

Clintons agree to testify in House Jeffrey Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, January 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 1, 2026

Trump says US is ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as he moves to cut its oil supplies

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration puts greater pressure on the communist-run island and cuts off…
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February 1, 2026

Trinidad PM issues stern warning to gangs

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued a stern warning to gangs and recently released detainees, saying law-abiding citizens are fed up with criminal activity.…
Fans leave in the snow from the ice hockey game between the Norfolk Admirals and the Trois-Rivières Lions at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, January 31, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
February 1, 2026

More winter weather leads to heavy snow, cancelled flights in US

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A huge swath of the United States from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
February 1, 2026

Mexico’s president pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other humanitarian aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came…