World News
August 21, 2026
Cuba sanctions tighten, returning Americans face detentions
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening…
August 21, 2026
Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment
ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…
August 21, 2026
Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
August 21, 2026
First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS program
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The United States deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status…
August 21, 2026
US government declares drought disaster for US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United States government has declared a drought disaster in the US Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist. St Thomas, St John and St Croix are all experiencing an…
August 21, 2026
Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open economy to private investment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to…
August 21, 2026
Pastor in Belize gets 10 years in prison for sexually abusing woman
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Former National Evangelical Association of Belize president, Pastor Victor Wagner Hernandez, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of repeatedly…
August 21, 2026
Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts
Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review to…
August 21, 2026
Tesla recalls nearly three million vehicles in China over door handle safety risks
HONG KONG (AP) – Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than four million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese…