WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump told CBS in a phone interview on Saturday that the United States and Iran are "getting a lot closer" to an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. But in the interview with the TV network, Trump also warned that if the US and Iran do not come to an agreement, "we're going to have a situation...

MILAN Italy (AFP) — Italian double winners Inter Milan finished a triumphant Serie A season by coming back from two goals down to secure an entertaining 3-3 at Bologna 3-3. A 10th match without defeat left champions Inter 14 points clear at the top of the division, with second-placed Napoli hosting Udinese on Sunday. Andy Diouf was Inter's saviour in the 87th minute when he smashed home his first league...

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Lyon 4-0 in Saturday's Women's Champions League final to win the title for the fourth time. Polish striker Pajor opened the scoring on 55 minutes and netted again in the 69th minute, with Paralluelo's superb late strike ending the contest before she completed the rout of a stunned Lyon in stoppage time. Barca's four titles...

The stirring presentation of the Tallawah Mento Band on the coded communication messaging of folk and mento music struck a key note at the recent Marcus Garvey Symposium in Limon, Costa Rica. The venerable Colin Smith, a founding member of the South Florida band, highlighted in his half hour presentation of interactive audience engagement and performance, how the infectious rhythms of both music forms often masked and shielded pointed critique...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season to begin June 1, the National Works Agency (NWA) says it is moving to improve the resilience of a number of waterways in St Andrew. The NWA has embarked on a $143 million effort through which sections of six major gullies will be rehabilitated. The gullies to receive attention include two sections of the Constant Spring Gully, located along Carawina Avenue, the...

SETUBAL, Portugal (AFP) — A court in Portugal on Saturday remanded in custody a French woman and her partner, accused of abandoning her two young boys -- aged four and five -- on a roadside in the south of the country. The court in the southern port city of Setubal ordered the 41-year-old woman and the 55-year-old man to be placed in pretrial detention for the crimes of child endangerment...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) —A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday, marking the country's deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease. Hospitals in the capital Dhaka have been overwhelmed with cases and set up dedicated wards to take patients, but are scrambling with a shortage of intensive care beds. Deaths are still rising, with 13 children dying in the past 24 hours...

Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell broke his Jamaican national record in the shot put while Shericka Jackson lowered her season’s best in the 200m at Saturday’s second Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Campbell, who was one of four Jamaican athletes whose applications to switch national allegiance to Turkiye were recently rejected by World Athletics, threw 22.34m to beat his previous best 22.31m set in Croatia in 2024. He moved...

The police have put measures in place to prevent a possible reprisal following the killing of the manager of the Papine Market in St Andrew on Friday. Colleen ‘Sonia’ Bernard, who was employed by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), was shot dead by a gunman during a brazen daylight attack in the market. READ: Papine vendor shot and killed The alleged shooter was then shot and injured...

SAN DIEGO, United States (CMC) – The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has honoured Haiti’s revolutionary legacy as the first free Black republic, calling for reparations from France, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension for Haitians residing in the United States and justice for the Haitian people.Haiti gained its independence from France in 1804 following the only successful slave revolt in modern history. “Haiti remains a global symbol of Black liberation,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have confirmed the murder of a man in August Town as well as the firebombing of a home between late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Observer Online understands that the deceased, who has not yet been named by police, and whose brother was also killed recently, is a relative of recording artiste Etana. The firebombing and murder are said to be connected.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union's health agency warned on Saturday. "We have 10 countries at risk," said Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), listing Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya,...