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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday in Washington.
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Trump’s new press secretary is leaving the post

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as US President Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was granted anonymity to discuss a personnel decision not yet made public. Zacharia faced mounting questions about her background and résumé during her sole week on the job.

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A helicopter from Brazil’s environmental agency flies over an area of the Amazon rainforest during a wildfire-fighting operation in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Thursday.
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Amazon deforestation hits lowest level since 1988

SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s government announced yesterday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest…
Ukrainian emergency services personnel work in residential neighbourhood following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday.
17 Oct, 2026 0

New report shows spike in civilian casualties amid Russian strikes

KYIV (AP): Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said yesterday, as a new report showed that…
Students from Newstead Primary School in Cascade, St Mary, pose with Keron Erwin Morris (left), Cienna Smith (right), members of the Jamaica Real Estate Hub and sponsors, after receiving school bags and supplies.
16 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica Real Estate Hub assists St Ann students

Dozens of students attending schools across Jamaica have benefited from an initiative called ‘It’s Never Too Late to Be Kind’, led by Jamaica Real Estate Hub, the St Ann Chamber of Commerce and Called…
A sheriff's deputy walks outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
16 Oct, 2026 0

16-y-o kills 3 children and teacher at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by civilian

A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who…
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday in Washington.
16 Oct, 2026 0

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaving job after rocky start

WASHINGTON (AP) — Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her…
The China-North Korea Yalu River Bridge is seen from Dandong, China, at the border between the two countries.
15 Oct, 2026 0

New China-North Korea bridge opens after more than a decade of delay

BEIJING (AP) — A new bridge linking China and North Korea opened on Thursday after more than a decade of delay, signaling deeper ties between the two countries. Officials from the two countries…
Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella
15 Oct, 2026 0

Police given greater power to break up street protests

BOGOTA (AP): Colombia’s government has modified a set of guidelines that dictate how police should react to street protests, giving officers greater leeway to break up demonstrations in which…
A horse and carriage are seen in the snow in Central Park on January 16, 2024, in New York.
15 Oct, 2026 0

New York to ban Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages

NEW YORK (AP): New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending their more than 150-year run as an iconic, old-timey tourist attraction, following decades of…
People queue at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday.
15 Oct, 2026 0

Fuel crisis hits Bali

DENPASAR (AP): Long lines of vehicles snaked outside gas stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali this week after fuel deliveries were disrupted by a combination of technical problems, bad…