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The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port of Spain
August 19, 2026

CCJ announces revised arrangements for assignment of judicial panels

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday said it has implemented, with “immediate effect”, revised arrangements for the assignment of judicial…
This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before (left) and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket.
August 18, 2026

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos…
People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 5.
August 18, 2026

US-Iran peace deal misses 60-day deadline

The deal that US President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear programme. The deadline was…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to observe a US-sponsored multinational military exercise in Panama City, August 13.
August 18, 2026

US military expands strikes to land in Latin America

MEXICO CITY (AP): Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the US military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the…
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
August 18, 2026

PM reportedly exchanged messages with White House impostor

LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, according to reports published yesterday. A spokesperson for…
A firefighter working on rescue efforts holds a Colombian flag amid the rubble three days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, August 13.
August 18, 2026

President asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

BOGOTÁ (AP): Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that…
In this August 8, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
August 18, 2026

Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claiming retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump Administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. The suit comes after FCC…
Policeman Joshua Hamlet, who is charged with murder, leaving a magistrate court in Roseau, Dominica on August 17, 2026.
August 18, 2026

Second policeman in Dominica charged with murder of teen girl

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Police officer Joshua Hamlet has been remanded to prison until October 2, as he became the second member of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) to be charged with…
FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
August 18, 2026

ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty…