2025 • Oct 28
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica
Government says it has done all it can to prepare for strongest hurricane in country since records began
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2025 • Oct 28
‘China is watching’: Finland warns defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine key to stability in Indo-Pacific
Defence minister says Xi Jinping should note resolve to stay the course by global democratic alliance, including AustraliaDefeating
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2025 • Oct 28
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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2025 • Oct 28
UK military equipment used by militia accused of genocide found in Sudan, UN told
Exclusive: two dossiers of material seen by the security council raise questions over export of British arms to the UAE, which has been accused of supplying weapons to paramilitary RSF group...
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2025 • Oct 27
US and China agree ‘framework’ for trade deal ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
US treasury secretary anticipates tariff truce with China will be extended, and that China will revive substantial purchases of US soybeansThe US and China have agreed a framework for a trad...
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2025 • Oct 27
Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live
US president’s musings about an unconstitutional third term in office draw criticism from Democratic congresswoman
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2025 • Oct 27
Warming oceans probably fueling Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification
Climate scientists have long warned that warming oceans are making explosive storm development more common
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2025 • Oct 27
Jamaicans take shelter as Hurricane Melissa bears down as category 5 storm
Landfall is not expected until Tuesday but high winds have already felled trees and caused power cuts on the island
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2025 • Oct 27
Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher
RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement campFears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher, Sudan, a...
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2025 • Oct 27
Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections
The result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but has been widely described as surprising by Argentinian analystsThe party of Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei,...
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2025 • Oct 27
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 4 as evacuations ordered in Jamaica’s capital
Storm could intensify further, threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in northern CaribbeanHurricane Melissa strengthened into a powerful category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening days...
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2025 • Oct 27
Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5
Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damageThe Caribbean is
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