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March 10, 2026

Jamaican man on gun and drug charges in Bahamas pleads not guilty, remanded

NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 10– A Jamaican man has been remanded in the Bahamas after he pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of drug and gun possession. The prosecution told Acting Chief Magistrate…
Jovenel Moïse talks to journalists during an interview in his office in Petion-Ville, Haiti, Tuesday, November 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 13, 2026

Trial opens in Miami for four men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination

MIAMI (AP) — Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovenel Moïse, prosecutors said…
A police officer stands guard in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
March 10, 2026

Human Rights Watch details deaths and injuries of police drone attacks in Haiti

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Of those…
In this August 28, 2019, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse speaks during an interview in his office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 9, 2026

Jury seated in South Florida trial of four charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the United States federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates…
A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Students stage sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes

HAVANA (AP) — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a United States…
Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after travelling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File)
March 9, 2026

Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island’s medical missions

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island instead of…
A girl stands in front of a condolence message board during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
March 9, 2026

Twelve years on, renewed hunt for missing Flight MH370 comes up empty

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a renewed deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean has so far failed to locate the missing…
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
March 9, 2026

Iran hit a desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites

DUBAI (AP): Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran’s president vowed to expand the…
Norwegian police and technicians at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway.
March 9, 2026

Police investigate an explosion outside US Embassy in Oslo

OSLO (AP): Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the US Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police…