The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince pleaded for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and demanded that Haiti’s government crack down on gang violence, in a strongly worded letter released Monday.The Archdiocese, along with the Haitian Conference of the Religious, said in the letter that Haitians are tired of the…

European Union foreign ministers say the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in the Middle East.The EU, despite being the world’s top provider of aid to the Palestinians, holds little leverage over Israel, officials say.The EU has invited foreign ministers from Israel, the…

A government inquiry into the deaths of four divers in Trinidad who became trapped in a pipe while doing maintenance for a state-owned fuel supplier recommends that prosecutors consider filing corporate manslaughter charges against the company, saying it made “little or no attempt to rescue” them.The commission of inquiry report…

The U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, has confirmed that Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.Cooper said attacks associated with Iran have expanded beyond the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.The Houthi attacks on merchant shipping are described…

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has publicly sounded off against a graft probe into his associates, claiming the incumbent government is deliberately targeting its political rivals.Mahathir’s comments follow the revelation that his eldest son, Mirzan, has been targeted by investigators.”The law is being abused for political ends,” Mahathir, 98,…

Jamaica adopted Monday stronger domestic violence laws as the government aims to better protect victims on the island where people are reluctant to report such cases to authorities.Protection orders now include harassment and property damage, and the penalty for violating a protection order has increased from $65 to $6,450 and…

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Pakistan security forces killed seven militants in a shootout in the country’s volatile southwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Monday.PAKISTAN SEEKS TO DE-ESCALATE CRISIS WITH IRAN AFTER DEADLY AIRSTRIKES THAT SPIKED TENSIONSThe military said the intelligence-based operation was conducted in Zhob district in southwestern Baluchistan province. In…

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