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WASHINGTON (AP): The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to a US official briefed on...

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday defended the decision to cancel an Independence Day military parade later this month saying “this decision was not made in a vacuum”. August 31 marks the anniversary of the country’s...

CASTEL GANDOLFO (AP): Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican’s...

BAYEUX (AP): For centuries, the storytelling masterpiece has been a source of wonder and fascination. In vivid and gruesome detail, the 70-metre (230-foot) embroidered cloth recounts how a fierce duke from France conquered England in 1066,...

WASHINGTON (AP): Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay US$500 million to regain access to federal funding and to end investigations, according to a...

A federal judge last Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland...

NEW YORK (AP); After a summer of vacations and late nights, it’s time to set those back-to-school alarms. A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the start...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP): Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP): Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in the first such case since the country stopped short of reversing a ban on the...