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Mourners gather for the arrival of the body of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after he died in India, Thursday, October 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
December 9, 2025

Police fire tear gas at thousands of mourners at former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga's public viewing

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya fired tear gas Thursday at thousands of mourners at a public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, an influential politician who died a day…
The US claims it bombed a vessel carrying narcotics
December 9, 2025

Trinidadian nationals among those killed in latest US bombing at sea

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The secretary of the non-governmental organisation, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea, Gary Aboud, Thursday confirmed that two Trinidad and Tobago nationals were among…
Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
December 9, 2025

Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

CHICAGO (AP) — Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras and also summoned a senior official…
Former Suriname President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi (Right) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
December 9, 2025

Former Suriname president hopes son's immigration status in the US will be treated 'fairly'

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC -Former Suriname president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi says he hopes that the detention of his son in the United States in connection with his immigration status “will be…
A malnourished child is checked on by a doctor from a travelling pharmacy at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrice Noel)
December 9, 2025

Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, which had…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
December 9, 2025

Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. This means…
The Maurice Bishop International Airport.
December 9, 2025

Grenada reviews US request to install radar equipment amid rising regional tensions

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday confirmed that a request for the temporary installation of radar equipment and associated technical personnel at the Maurice…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)
December 9, 2025

Venezuela asks UN Security Council for emergency session over US military actions in the Caribbean

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the US military actions in recent weeks in the waters…
 New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press briefing, February 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
December 9, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on mortgage fraud charges in a case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after he vowed…