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Royal prerogative: King Charles III banishes Andrew

No one is bigger than the monarchy. Not even the king's brother. In the end, that reality spelled the end of Andrew's life as a prince of the realm. As details of Andrew's links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continued to dribble out and Parliament raised questions about his rent-free ...

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind. In Jamaica, ...

Prosecutor says 2 suspects in jewel heist acknowledge their involvement

PARIS (AP) — Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist on Wednesday were handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. The prosecutor said they admitted their involvement. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a ...

Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 60 dead

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects dead, officials said. The operation included officers in helicopters ...

Argentina’s President Milei gets a big win in midterm vote

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and government bonds jumped on Monday as President Javier Milei hailed his party's resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press ahead with radical free-market reforms of Argentina's ...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since ...