North Korea has test-fired several sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, according to state media, hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

US President Donald Trump ruled out running for the vice presidency in the 2028 US election, an approach some of his supporters have floated to allow the Republican president to serve an additional term in office.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7% of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council.

Argentina’s budget-slashing leader Javier Milei pulled off a stunning win in midterm elections, boosting the flagging reform agenda of the US-backed right-winger.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

With Gaza’s education system shattered by two years of gruelling war, UNICEF’s regional director says he fears for a “lost generation” of children wandering ruined streets with nothing to do.

More than 50 billboards featuring Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan were crammed into a stretch of road from the main airport on Friday as she arrived for a final election rally on the island of Zanzibar.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to London for a meeting of its key backers, where Britain’s prime minister has said he will call on Europe to deliver more long-range missiles.

British police said they had arrested three men suspected of assisting a foreign intelligence service, and that the alleged offences related to Russia.

Israel’s Supreme Court is set to hear a petition filed by an organisation representing international media outlets in Israel and the Palestinian territories, demanding independent access for journalists to Gaza.

Over 20 people were arrested as hundreds of protesters and police clashed for the second night in a row outside an asylum seeker hotel near Dublin, Irish authorities said.

Thailand’s deputy finance minister resigned on Wednesday following allegations linking him to Cambodia-based cyberscam centres.

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military said, a week ahead of a key Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting in South Korea.