Reuters Haitian National police officers deploy tear gas during a protest demanding the resignation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry after weeks of shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to […]

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Havana CNN  —  Elían González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle once led to a Cold War showdown, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday. The newspaper referred to González, now 29, as “representing the most worthy of the Cuban youth.” González’s nomination all but secures […]

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Reuters [1/5] Police officers check a car and people during an operation on highway RR-205 as access to Yanomami indigenous land is monitored, near Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli   BRASILIA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Illegal gold miners blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis on Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation are asking […]

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A section of the border wall between Mexico and the United States is seen, as pictured from Tijuana, Mexico August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo MEXICO CITY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The Mexican government said on Monday it is opposed to a possible restart of the U.S. immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico” which […]

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(Reuters) – A landslide triggered by strong rains in Peru killed at least 40 people in the country’s southern Arequipa region, national emergency services said on Monday. Officials said another five people are missing after the landslide struck near the town of Secocha, located in Camana province, following last week’s heavy rainfall in the area. […]

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The Chinese government has admitted a balloon spotted over Latin America on Friday is from China – but claimed it is intended for civilian use. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the aircraft had deviated from its route, having been blown off course. A similar balloon was shot down in US airspace by military jets […]

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ISTANBUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000. Speaking to reporters, Oktay said severe weather conditions made it difficult to bring aid to the […]

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Hello The death toll from the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has crossed 1,300, the Adani fallout continues in India, and the U.S. military is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down. by Kate Turton World News Rescuers carry out a person from a collapsed building after an earthquake […]

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Paul Cains also fathered a child in the Dominican Republic prison where he was banged up after being caught with £500,000 worth of cocaine at Punta Cana Airport. BY Glasgow Live reporter A convicted drug smuggler has married a woman he met while doing 10 years in a Caribbean prison. Paul Cairns was jailed in […]

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BY Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Is there a possibility that certain subsidised commodities and reduced taxes could hit the people’s pockets if the current administration follows the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? To maintain the social assistance programs the government offers, the IMF say the government needs to increase its […]

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