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Members of the National Palace General Security Unit (USGPN) set up a security perimeter as Transitional Council President Laurent Saint-Cyr visits the headquarters of the armed forces in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, January, 2025.
January 30, 2026

UN criticises Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council criticized Haitian authorities Thursday for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector…
Don Lemon attends the 15th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History, Sunday, December 12, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
January 30, 2026

Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the…
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January 29, 2026

Family of man who died while in prison in Antigua files lawsuit

ST JOHNS, Antigua, CMC – The family of a 23-year-old man who died while in prison last year has filed a lawsuit seeking general and punitive damages, legal costs, and interest. In the wrongful death…
In this photograph provided by the public relations department of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Quarantine doctors watch thermal scanning of travellers from west Bengal, India at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn, Thailand,
January 29, 2026

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health…
A grieving man reacts as relatives gather around the bodies of victims of a house collapse during a funeral procession in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Thursday, January 29, 2026.
January 29, 2026

Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing mother and her six children

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they were sleeping at night, authorities said…
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January 29, 2026

Turks and Caicos to enforce visa bonds against sponsors of visitors who overstay

COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC – The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is moving to actively enforce visa bonds, warning that sponsors could face financial penalties and…
The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday January 28, 2026. (Jeff Moore/Pool via AP)
January 28, 2026

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England. The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the…
Clouds cover the top of One World Trade, top centre, as ice crowds the Hudson River in New York, Monday, January 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
January 28, 2026

Ten people die in NYC’s frigid cold, raising questions about the city’s preparedness

NEW YORK (AP) — One man was discovered under a layer of snow on a park bench in Queens. Another was found just steps from a Manhattan hospital. Yet another was pronounced dead on the ground beneath…
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January 28, 2026

Police in Belize probing disappearance of cocaine from police station

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize’s Police Commissioner, Dr Richard Rosado, has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a quantity of cocaine from a police station and…