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Devin Sears
December 9, 2025

Police arrest former Guyanese opposition legislator on drug-related charges

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Guyana's opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) on Tuesday urged the public and the media to allow the judicial process to take its course after one of its members was…
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe
December 9, 2025

Bahamians urged to avoid fast speed boats leaving Venezuela

NASSAU (CMC): National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is advising Bahamians to “stay out of go-fast boats leaving Venezuela” as the United States continues its military build up as part of its fight…
Trucks transport tanks east from Valencia, on August 27, 2025, after the government announced a military mobilization following the US deployment of warships off Venezuela.
December 9, 2025

CARICOM leaders meet to discuss US request to Grenada

BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Wednesday and Thursday last week, including a caucus on the United States request to Grenada to allow Washington to install radar…
The security council meets at the United Nations headquarters in June 23, 2023.
December 9, 2025

T&T’s nomination for UN Security Council position under threat

KINGSTON (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago’s nomination for a position on the United Nations Security Council for the period 2027-28 could be in jeopardy following Port of Spain’s decision to support the…
Members of the aerial circus group Pendurados perform in an open-air show that explores healing from sexual violence through art and community, at Icarai Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.
December 9, 2025

Aerial circus spotlights a path to healing for victims of gender-based violence

NITEROI: (AP) Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus show that sought to draw attention to the widespread problem of violence…
A basket lift used by thieves is seen at the Louvre museum.
December 9, 2025

Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the museum shuts

PARIS: (AP) In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled…
Houthi supporters dance as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Sanaa, Yemen.
December 9, 2025

Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees, confiscate equipment

CAIRO: (AP) Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the…
Attendees walk past an electronic display showing recent cyberattacks in China at the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing.
December 9, 2025

US accused of cyberattack on national time centre

BEIJING: (AP) China, on Sunday, accused the US National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time centre, following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities…
A basket lift used by thieves is seen at the Louvre museum Sunday Oct.19, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Alexander Turnbull)
December 9, 2025

Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum

PARIS (AP) — In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d'Apollon — while tourists…