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Tourists traverse a street in Havana, Monday, January 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
January 28, 2026

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

HAVANA (AP) — It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a beach…
The Government said the amnesty will allow affected individuals to bring their status into good standing without penalty.
January 27, 2026

Antigua announces immigration amnesty to deal with labour shortage

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will shortly introduce another period of amnesty as part of measures to deal with the shortage of labour in critical sectors of the…
Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, November 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
January 27, 2026

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube —…
This image from video provided by US South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the US military, killing two and injuring one, on January 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via A
January 27, 2026

Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people

WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost at sea, the US military…
A court date is being finalised.
January 27, 2026

Woman in Trinidad charged for allegedly using bad cheques to buy Carnival fete tickets

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Tuesday said that a woman has been granted TT$10,000 bail after she allegedly issued two bad cheques to purchase tickets for…
Border Guards patrol along the border with Syria, in Sinjar, northern Iraq.
January 26, 2026

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria

BAGHDAD (AP): Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighbouring Syria to Iraq under a United…
Mark Tully.
January 27, 2026

Famed journalist, author Mark Tully passes away at 90

NEW DELHI (ANI): Legendary journalist Mark Tully passed away at the age of 90 at a private hospital in the national capital on Sunday, the hospital said. The former BBC journalist had been admitted…
A man walks past a wedding dress displayed on a street next to a bridal shop in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
January 26, 2026

US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire’s second phase

CAIRO (AP): Top United Sates envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging his government to move into the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados.
January 26, 2026

Prime Minister rejects opposition claims over election timing

Bridgetown (CMC): Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pushed back against criticism from Democratic Labour Party (DLP) leader Ralph Thorne over the timing of the upcoming general election, saying the…