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Jean-Luc Langlais
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Policeman in Dominica charged with murder of 16-year-old girl

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A 23-year-old police officer, Jean-Luc Langlais, appeared in court in Dominica on Thursday for the murder of 16-year-old Jerbiah Paul, whose decomposing body was discovered in a precipice in Capuchin on Wednesday. Her body had been discovered by members of the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS). Jean-Luc Langlais appeared before a Roseau Magistrate, where the charge of murder was read to him. He was unrepresented and has been remanded to the State Prison until October 2.

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Dominican Republic’s expulsion of Cuban officials sparks geopolitical tension

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Thursday ordered the expulsion of nine Cuban diplomatic officials and their families from the country without offering any reasons…
Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)
Published 9 hours ago

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to…
This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebo
Published 7 hours ago

France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms

PARIS (AP) — A top court in France on Friday struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms. The Constitutional Council ruled that…
Browne
August 13, 2026

Browne rejects bar association criticism over judge remarks

ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dismissed calls from the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) to retract comments in which he threatened action against a sitting judge over…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (right) and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday during the prime minister’s official visit to Taiwan.
August 13, 2026

St Vincent mark 45 years of diplomatic ties with Asian island

TAIPEI (CMC): Taiwan and St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday marked 45 years of diplomatic relations, with leaders from both countries pledging to strengthen co-operation and expand economic,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet to watch a military exercise near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia, Wednesday.
August 13, 2026

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of commercial vessels

MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy”. Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship…
A health worker waits to be sprayed with disinfectant at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, Tuesday.
August 13, 2026

WHO chief: Congo’s Ebola outbreak set to surpass deadliest in history

AP: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization…
Leavitt
August 13, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young…
A section of the Amazon rainforest stands next to soy fields in Belterra, Para state, Brazil, on November 30, 2019.
August 13, 2026

Court deals major blow to Amazon soy moratorium

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday dealt a major blow to the future of the country’s soy moratorium, upholding state laws that deny tax incentives to farmers who complied with the…