World News
July 29, 2026
France battles wildfire four times size of Paris as tinderbox heat threatens new surge
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) – Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to hit 40C (104F), threatening…
July 29, 2026
Murder charges filed against captain, crew in fatal ferry disaster
GEORGETOWN (AP): Police in Guyana have filed murder charges against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing more than 70 people, with 30 passengers still missing.…
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July 29, 2026
Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centres, UN migration agency warns
GENEVA (AP); The UN's migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam…
July 28, 2026
Trinidad’s prime minister says probe of alleged plot to assassinate her now includes foreign investigators
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the investigation into the alleged plot to assassinate her and senior members of her government has…
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July 28, 2026
Azerbaijan court convicts nine journalists and activists in a case seen as attack on media freedom
AP – A court in Azerbaijan has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on charges of financial crimes and sentenced them to prison in what international media rights…
July 28, 2026
Haitians to vote on December 13 in first election in 10 years
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says Haitians will vote in the first round of presidential and legislative elections on December 13 this year. The elections will…
July 28, 2026
KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ personal items, former home and restaurant up for auction
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders' pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction Tuesday night, along with his former home and a…
July 28, 2026
Guyana police file murder charges against captain and crewmates in deadly ferry capsizing
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Police in Guyana filed murder charges on Tuesday against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing more than 70 people, with 30 passengers…
July 27, 2026
Wildfires drive 250,000 people from their homes, creep toward Bordeaux
LEGE-CAP FERRET (AP): A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region…