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As Jamaica moves to revamp its constitution ahead of removing Britain’s King Charles III as Head of State and become a republic, one of the changes supported by both Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding is that all dual Jamaican citizens, including those from the U.S., should be able to serve in the Jamaican parliament.

Thousands of people took part in protests across New Zealand, angry at what they say is the government's dismantling of Māori rights.

Theresa Claiborne, who once made history as the first African American female pilot in the United States Air Force, is making history again as she retires from United Airlines after an impressive 34 years of service.

Delhi just recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) as extreme heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, causing students to faint in schools and drinking water taps to dry up.

The CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organization) is mourning the loss of Pamela Richards, former U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism and CTO Chair.

Two evenings this week New Yorkers will hope for clear skies to observe Manhattanhenge, a chance to stand side by side and watch the sunset reflect off towers of glass and steel.

Mobile phone video just released has shown evidence of passengers wearing life jackets as a flight made an emergency landing in Montego Bay on Sunday.

Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria's central Niger state, officials say.

Over 600 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says.

The black, green and red flag of Kenya will be raised along the streets of Washington this week, as President Biden welcomes Kenya’s President William Ruto to the United States for the first state visit by an African leader in 15 years.

Azerbaijan, the host of COP29 unveiled its interactive accommodation portal, the system that will enable participants and attendees to book hotel rooms and other lodging for the United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in Baku in November.

Tencent (00700.HK) is awarding 13 exceptional teams that won the first phase of its groundbreaking CarbonX Program, which is aimed at boosting promising new climate technologies.

ForwardKeys, a leading travel intelligence partner, and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) have joined forces to author an in-depth report on the state of Caribbean tourism.

Purchased as status symbols, then abandoned when no longer wanted, six young lions rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in Kuwait have been flown to a new life at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa.

Viking (NYSE: VIK) have its latest scientific advancement on board the company's expedition fleet with the addition of real-time environmental DNA (eDNA) sequencing of phytoplankton.

From entrepreneurship to women’s empowerment, from building peaceful societies to the rising popularity of the Basketball Africa League, Claude Grunitzky’s Limitless Africa podcast  addresses issues that matter to Africa’s young people.