Former Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, Sues Miss Universe Organisation Over 2025 Fall
THAILAND - Former Miss Universe Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, has filed a lawsuit against the Miss Universe organisation and two of its parent companies, nearly a year after she fell from the pageant stage during the 2025 Miss Universe competition in Thailand.
King Charles Refers Jamaica’s Slavery Reparations Petition to Privy Council
UNITED KINGDOM - King Charles III has referred Jamaica's petition seeking legal advice on slavery and reparations to Jamaica's highest court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Congo Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control
CONGO - Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history's fastest-growing ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks.
Pezeshkian Calls Out Trump and Says Iran Will Fight ‘Until Our Last Breath’
UNITED STATES - Iran's president said Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
Jamaica Welcomes First Cohort of 43 Ghanaian Nurses
JAMAICA - Jamaica welcomed its first cohort of 43 Ghanaian nurses on Monday as part of a four-year bilateral health agreement.
Britain’s Burnham Is Set To Meet Trump For The First Time At The UN In New York
NEW YORK - Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump.
CNN, MS Now, Politico Sue Over Denied White House Access
UNITED STATES - CNN, MS Now and Politico on Monday sued president Donald Trump's administration after they were barred from covering the White House over the weekend, saying the selective ban was "a blatant violation" of the first amendment.
World Leaders In NY To Grapple With Climate, Fuel Prices, A.I. And Disasters
NEW YORK - World and business leaders gathering this week in New York are grappling with the increasingly urgent costs of climate change, soaring energy prices and the human toll from this summer's oppressive heat waves, prolific wildfires and a catastrophic Nepal flood.
Bombing At Mosque Near Police Offices In Pakistan Kills At Least 21
PAKISTAN - A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in Northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others.
Billionaire Warren Buffett, 96, Steps Down As Berkshire Hathaway Chairman
UNITED STATES - Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades.