FRIDAY, 07 NOVEMBER 2025, 00:25
Hurricane Melissa picked up strength as it bore down on Cuba, where it is expected to make landfall after ripping a path of destruction through Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record there, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain.
Sudan’s army has retreated from the key Darfur city of El Fasher after an 18-month siege amid reports of mass civilian deaths.
Israel has strengthened its security with a series of sweeping military victories in the past two years. It has also become far more isolated internationally, with no clear path ahead.
Rising floodwater and extreme winds hit Jamaica on Tuesday as the Caribbean island braced for the imminent landfall of Hurricane Melissa, and officials pleaded with residents to take shelter.
The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s military to carry out “forceful strikes” in the Gaza Strip, threatening the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.
The Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein will open its first shop in one of Paris’ historic department stores. Critics see the move as a threat to France’s fashion identity.
Israel is a model for Taiwan to learn from in strengthening its defences, President Lai Ching-te said in remarks, citing the Biblical story of David versus Goliath on the need to stand up to authoritarianism.
President Trump addresses troops in Japan, SNAP benefits will run out for millions of Americans Nov 1., Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica as Category 5 storm.
President Trump addressed U.S. troops in Japan Tuesday and met the country’s new prime minister, emphasizing his “peace through strength” message.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks Rahm Emanuel, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan, about President Trump’s priorities as he meets Japan’s new prime minister.
President Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by greeting the new Japanese prime minister, and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier.
The UN forecast the first decline in greenhouse gases ever, but the world remains well off course in keeping global warming below the 1.5 °C leaders committed to when they signed the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
Japan’s new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a “golden age” of ties on his visit to Tokyo, before signing a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals.
Melissa could be the worst hurricane Jamaica has experienced since recordkeeping began – but some residents on the Caribbean island say they will believe it when they see it.
Another time a powerful, slow-moving storm wreaked havoc on a community was with Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Venezuela blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous “provocation”, amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland.
French police question two suspects in the Louvre jewelry theft, caught thanks to DNA evidence.
Violence is escalating in Cameroon as Monday’s election results confirm 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s longest-ruling leader, for another term.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they’ve seized the Sudanese army’s last base in El Fasher, Darfur – trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears the country could split in two.
Ten people went on trial in Paris on Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady in France and beyond.