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MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A truck carrying sand overturned along the Hatfield main road in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Work is now in progress to clea...
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foun...
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
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February 25 10:00 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling for urgent review and reform of school grooming policies across Jamaica and is inviting...
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
February 25 09:54 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A schoolgirl is among five people who sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester on ...
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
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Persad-Bissessar reiterates support for US military presence
February 25 09:49 AM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told regional leaders Tuesday, “who vex loss”, as she reitera...
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged member states to adopt a more grounded and strategic vision of the Caribbean Community (Cari...
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Hundreds rally in Paris to support Ukraine after four years of war
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PARIS, France (AFP)-Around two thousand people marched in Paris Saturday to show their support for Ukraine, police estimated, just days before the fou...
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Ghana seeks to extradite Russian accused of filming sexual encounters with women
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Ghana seeks to extradite Russian accused of filming sexual encounters with women
February 15, 2026
Ghana is seeking the extradition of a Russian man accused of illegally recording his sexual encounters with women and sharing the videos on social med...
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Russia cracks down on WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed rival
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Russia cracks down on WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed rival
February 14, 2026
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said T...
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US urges new three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
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US urges new three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
February 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States (US) on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after t...
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Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
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Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
February 4, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy has thwarted "a series of cyberattacks" of "Russian origin" targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign ministe...
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Macron says work under way to resume contact with Putin
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Macron says work under way to resume contact with Putin
February 3, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he was preparing to resume dialogue with Vladimir Putin nearly four years ...
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Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana
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Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana
January 20, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Russia's interior minister began a visit to ally Cuba on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that ...
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Macron accuses US of ‘turning away’ from allies
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Macron accuses US of ‘turning away’ from allies
January 8, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States (US) was "breaking free from international rules" and "...
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Zelensky hails ‘substantive’ declaration on Ukraine security guarantees
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Zelensky hails ‘substantive’ declaration on Ukraine security guarantees
January 6, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed security guarantees for Ukraine that were put forward by allies and w...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
December 27, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
December 25, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humani...
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
December 24, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a United States (US) led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed ...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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US Air Force employee sentenced for sharing defense info on dating app
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US Air Force employee sentenced for sharing defense info on dating app
October 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A former civilian employee of the US Air Force was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for sharing ...
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
October 1, 2025
CHERNECHCHYNA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The last time Natalya saw her neighbour Alyona Lesnichenko, a 26-year-old mother of two from the Ukrainian village of ...
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
September 30, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — Haiti on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to back a resolution authoris...
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Russia hits seat of Ukraine gov’t in war’s biggest air attack
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Russia hits seat of Ukraine gov’t in war’s biggest air attack
September 7, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing four people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian ...
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
September 5, 2025
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate" targets for Russ...
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
September 4, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could ...
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Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
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Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
August 31, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- British actor Jude Law said Sunday he became an "obsessive" watcher of Vladimir Putin as he prepared for his role as the Russia...
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
August 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The chances of a Russia-Ukraine summit faded Friday as United States (US) President Donald Trump appeared to tire of...
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