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January 31, 2026
United Nations faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ without urgent action, UN chief says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues — a…
January 31, 2026
Cayman Islands sends US$1 million to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Cayman Islands Government has sent US$1 million to Jamaica to help the island recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. This was part of the…
January 31, 2026
Cubans scramble to survive as US vise on island tightens in push to oust government
HAVANA (AP) — Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the US government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular…
January 30, 2026
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further…
January 30, 2026
UN criticises Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council criticized Haitian authorities Thursday for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector…
January 30, 2026
Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the…
January 29, 2026
Family of man who died while in prison in Antigua files lawsuit
ST JOHNS, Antigua, CMC – The family of a 23-year-old man who died while in prison last year has filed a lawsuit seeking general and punitive damages, legal costs, and interest. In the wrongful death…
January 29, 2026
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health…
January 29, 2026
Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing mother and her six children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they were sleeping at night, authorities said…