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Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28.
July 24, 2026

US military says it’s launching new strikes on Iran

The Associated Press: The United States military announced Thursday that it is conducting the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. Earlier Yemen’s Iran-backed…
In this courtroom sketch, a witness describes video of an alleged attack on Salman Rushdie by Hadi Matar, in federal court in Buffalo, NY, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Matar, foreground, is seated with his lawyer’s co-council.
July 24, 2026

Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him

BUFFALO, NY (AP): Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheatre stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush…
Ninjaman.
July 24, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Crown defends Ninjaman convictions

The Crown on Thursday urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions and sentences of dancehall entertainer Desmond ‘Ninjaman’ Ballentine and his co-accused, arguing that there was compelling…
Mike Sands
July 24, 2026

Guyana to host 2027 Carifta Games

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC): Guyana has stepped forward to host the 2027 Carifta Games just one week after St Kitts withdrew its bid to host the Caribbean’s top track and field sporting event. Guyana’s…
Hayley Matthews on the go during her knock of 33 in the Women’s Hundred.
July 24, 2026

Matthews stars but MI London go down in opener

LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews topscored for MI London Women, but her team still went down by seven wickets to Sunrisers Leeds Women in the opening match of the…
Barbados captain Gadson Bowens (right) took home the award for Most Runs in the just concluded CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Men’s 50-over Championship.
July 24, 2026

Barbados dominate U19 Rising Stars awards ceremony

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): All-rounder Justin Parris grabbed two awards, and Gadson Bowens captured another, as two-time champions Barbados took home the majority of individual awards in the recently…
Shani Coke
July 24, 2026 by Janet Silvera

FEELING FORSAKEN

WESTERN BUREAU: The arrest of a Troy resident in connection with the mob killing of convicted sex offender Delroy Coke has reignited anger among residents who say the justice system failed to protect…
Joshua Bishop
July 24, 2026

Bishop earns maiden call-up, McKenzie recalled for Pakistan Test series

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop and top-order batsman Kirk McKenzie are two of the most notable inclusions in the West Indies Test squad for the upcoming two-match Test series…
Former French player Zinedine Zidane (left) embraces Kylian Mbappe of France, as he is being presented to fans as a new Real Madrid player in Madrid on July 16, 2024.
July 24, 2026

France expected to announce Zidane as new coach

PARIS (AP): France’s new coach will be announced next Tuesday, when Zinedine Zidane is widely expected to replace Didier Deschamps. The French Football Federation said in a statement yesterday that…