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April 22, 2026
Trump raises prospect of federal support or merger as Spirit Airlines struggles with costs and debt
President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the federal government could help keep a struggling Spirit Airlines afloat, while also encouraging a buyer to step in and rescue the budget carrier. …
April 22, 2026
Iran fires on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came…
April 22, 2026
Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity
The Trump administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the centre of a complicated and contentious custody fight…
April 21, 2026
Nigeria charges six with treason over alleged coup plot
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow…
April 21, 2026
Carney: Economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
VANCOUVER (AP): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that…
April 21, 2026
Gov’t confirms meeting with US officials
HAVANA (AP): Cuba’s government yesterday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the…
April 21, 2026
US funding helps strengthen island’s safe-haven status
PAPHOS (AP): With help from United States taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved out for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean…
April 21, 2026
Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti to help combat gang violence
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to the Caribbean country to combat gang violence , according to a letter from the president…
April 21, 2026
Group in USVI charged for allegedly running prostitution ring and harbouring illegal immigrants
ST THOMAS, United States Virgin Islands, CMC – United States law enforcement officials have arrested three members of a group allegedly running a prostitution ring and harbouring illegal immigrants in…