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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
May 23 05:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean Airlines says it will discontinue flights to Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle–Suriname corridor from June 1 as the Trinid...
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
May 23 05:00 PM
Reggae-dancehall icon Capleton is feeling the love from fans worldwide as buzz continues to build around his latest single, Prayers Up , featuring Der...
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Kenne Blessin wins new fans with ‘Vice Versa Love’ remake
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Kenne Blessin wins new fans with ‘Vice Versa Love’ remake
May 23 04:52 PM
For reggae singer Kenne Blessin, revisiting a classic is less about nostalgia than reinterpretation. The artiste's new version of Barrington Levy’s Vi...
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Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win, Mallorca, Girona down
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Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win, Mallorca, Girona down
May 23 04:21 PM
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa's last game at the helm, ...
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Carpenter charged after allegedly using relative’s money to build house
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Carpenter charged after allegedly using relative’s money to build house
May 23 03:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A St James carpenter has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly spending money entrusted to him by a relative. Jo...
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Enhanced Games athletes under scrutiny as health fears swirl
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Enhanced Games athletes under scrutiny as health fears swirl
May 23 03:39 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The drug-fueled Enhanced Games have put competing athletes under scrutiny, with critics asking why they signed up for...
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WATCH: Jamaica safe, says tourism minister
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WATCH: Jamaica safe, says tourism minister
May 23 03:11 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — On the heels of the death of a United States citizen, who was shot in a confrontation with police at the Sangster International Ai...
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Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike
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Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike
May 23 02:30 PM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings Saturday about the risk of a major Russian air...
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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
May 16, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the tw...
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Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south
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Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south
May 1, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel...
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Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
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Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
April 23, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the c...
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Israel vows to level homes in Lebanon, counter threats with ‘full force’
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Israel vows to level homes in Lebanon, counter threats with ‘full force’
April 19, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel said its military had been instructed to use "full force" against imminent threats in Lebanon despite a truce there and v...
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Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
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Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting...
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‘No French plan’ to stop war in Lebanon
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‘No French plan’ to stop war in Lebanon
March 14, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—France's foreign ministry said Saturday there was "no French plan" to stop the fighting in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Iran...
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Macron urges Israel to hold ‘direct talks’ with Lebanon
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Macron urges Israel to hold ‘direct talks’ with Lebanon
March 14, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said Lebanon was ready to engage in "direct talks" with Israel and offered to host ne...
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Israel presses strikes as Lebanon says 26 paramedics killed since war began
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Israel presses strikes as Lebanon says 26 paramedics killed since war began
March 14, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel kept up strikes on Lebanon on Saturday as Beirut said 26 paramedics had been killed since the latest war erupted between ...
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
November 30, 2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation, still reeling from a war between ...
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Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one—ministry
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Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one—ministry
June 28, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)—An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despit...
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Israeli strikes kill 2 in south Lebanon
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Israeli strikes kill 2 in south Lebanon
June 26, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)-Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Thursday killed two people, the Lebanese health ministry said, with the Israeli army saying ...
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Hezbollah chief says Lebanon govt responsible for making Israel honour withdrawal deadline
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Hezbollah chief says Lebanon govt responsible for making Israel honour withdrawal deadline
February 16, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)--Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Sunday that Lebanon's government was responsible for making Israel honour a withdrawal deadlin...
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One killed in Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah truce deadline looms
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One killed in Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah truce deadline looms
February 16, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)--Lebanese media on Sunday reported that Israeli gunfire killed a woman as Washington pressed Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, two day...
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US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within grasp’
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US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within grasp’
November 19, 2024
BEYROUTH, Lebanon (AFP) - US special envoy Amos Hochstein said in Beirut Tuesday that an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war was "now within our grasp" as...
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Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
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Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
November 8, 2024
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP) Rescuers did not expect to find two-year-old Ali Khalifeh alive after an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed his entire fam...
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Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’
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Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’
October 8, 2024
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction "like Gaza" as Israel ramps up its grou...
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Lebanon state media says new Israeli strike hits south Beirut
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Lebanon state media says new Israeli strike hits south Beirut
October 3, 2024
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)— Lebanon's state-run media said a new Israeli strike hit Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Thursday after three earlier str...
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US boosting forces in Middle East by a ‘few thousand’ troops
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US boosting forces in Middle East by a ‘few thousand’ troops
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is boosting its forces in the Middle East by a "few thousand" troops, by bringing in new units wh...
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Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes
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Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes
September 30, 2024
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese authorities on Monday urged the families of people who went missing in Israeli strikes to conduct DNA tests at speci...
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