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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Iran proposes to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days if US meets conditions

AP – Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian…
President Donald Trump shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during an arrival ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Thursday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

China’s leader urges ‘healthy’ competition with US

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump yesterday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the…
CNN Senior Reporter Betsy Klein reports from the White House, Thursday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

News outlets back at White House

NEW YORK (AP): Three news organisations banned from the White House for days were back yesterday after a judge handed them a victory in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and…
Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters Wednesday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Venezuela’s acting leader promises elections at the ‘right moment’

In her first address to the United Nations General Assembly since taking office, Venezuela’s acting president promised elections this week and said the country’s people would decide the “right moment”…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a Starlink satellite internet dish as he speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN

Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, defending his decision to attack Iran as an easy one. Hamas said it…
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez poses for a portrait at the Permanent Mission of Cuba on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
25 Sep, 2026 0

US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at UN as Havana decries Trump’s economic squeeze

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration was considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials who travel to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana as its…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Cayman Islands revises pet import rules

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – New rules governing the importation of dogs and cats into the Cayman Islands are to take effect on October 1. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) says the changes…
Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report near the White House in Washington on Monday. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their…
Packs of methamphetamine seized by Kenyan authorities are displayed before destruction in Bamburi Cement Factory, Mombasa, Kenya, on Thursday. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Kenya destroys US$63 million meth haul intercepted at sea

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) – Kenyan authorities on Thursday destroyed a massive haul of methamphetamine worth an estimated US$63 million, nearly a year after the drugs were intercepted in the Indian Ocean…