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Many parts of the island have been hit hard - this photo was taken in Kingston on Tuesday
Jamaicans wake to devastation as hurricane causes floods, power cuts and splits city in two
KINGSTON — The normal soundtrack that accompanies Jamaican life is silent this morning as many have woken to no electricity.About three-quarters of the island is without power and many parts of its western side are under water, with homes destroyed by strong winds after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island with catastrophic force.As wind and rain lashed through the night, one local official said the destruction resembled "the scene of an apocalypse movie."With communications crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" late Tuesday, warning of "devastating impacts" and "significant damage" to hospitals, homes and businesses.Although no deaths have yet been confirmed, Montego Bay's mayor Richard...
October 29, 2025

Jamaicans wake to devastation as hurricane causes floods, power cuts and splits city in two

People walk under the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated
HAVANA — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday with 193 kph winds after battering Jamaica as one of the Atlantic's strongest recorded hurricanes, threatening to worsen the island nation's severe economic crisis as officials evacuated over 700,000 people.The devastating hurricane made landfall near Chivirico, in the province of Santiago de Cuba.The storm was expected to generate a surge of up to 3.6 meters in the region and drop up to 51 centimetres of rain in parts of eastern Cuba.Melissa was forecast to cross the island through the morning and move into the Bahamas later Wednesday.The continuing intense rain could cause life-threatening flooding with numerous landslides, US forecasters said. A hurricane watch was in effect for Bermuda.As Hurricane...
October 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated

In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas
US attempted to capture Venezuela's Maduro by bribing his pilot, report claims
CARACAS — A US federal agent offered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's chief pilot a fortune to divert the leader's plane so US authorities could capture him, according to a media report detailing a 16-month covert operation that ultimately failed to topple the strongman.According to AP, the agent told the pilot in a secret meeting that he would be made a very rich man.The conversation was tense, and the pilot left noncommittal, though he provided the agent, Edwin Lopez, with his cell number — a sign he might be interested in helping the US government.The AP report, whose details it says were drawn from interviews with three current and former US officials, as well as one of Maduro’s opponents, comes amid tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuela over...
October 29, 2025

US attempted to capture Venezuela's Maduro by bribing his pilot, report claims

Weapons, body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition were seized from a man accused of threatening multiple synagogues in Alabama and other states
Man arrested after threatening multiple synagogues in US
WASHINGTON — In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday.The FBI and other agencies were notified of “credible threats of violence” against the places of worship and a suspect was eventually identified and arrested Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.A search of the suspect’s home yielded weapons, the suitcase filled with ammunition, body armor and “other items related to the plans of violence,” the office said.The arrest comes as antisemitic sentiment and attacks have surged globally. A car ramming and stabbing attack outside a...
October 29, 2025

Man arrested after threatening multiple synagogues in US

Bill Gates
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change
WASHINGTON — In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change.Instead, Gates argues, the world’s philanthropists must increase their investment in other efforts aimed at preventing disease and hunger.Climate change is not going to wipe out humanity, he argued, and past efforts that strive for achieving zero carbon emissions have made real progress. But Gates said that past investments fighting climate change have been misplaced, and too much good money has been put into expensive and questionable efforts.Although Gates said investment to battle climate change must...
October 29, 2025

Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change

Members of the military police special unit detain suspected drug dealers during a police operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday
Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 64 dead
RIO DE JANEIRO — At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. Among the dead are four Brazilian police officers, officials added.Rio de Janeiro State Governor Cláudio Castro told reporters at a press conference that police confiscated a “large quantity of drugs” in the raid, according to Reuters. Authorities also claimed on social media that at least 42 rifles were seized during the operation.In a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, Castro pronounced the raid “the biggest operation in the history of Rio de Janeiro.”Police raids are common in the city before international events, and next week, Rio will host a major climate conference, the C40 World Mayors Summit.Video published by...
October 29, 2025

Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 64 dead

Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York
Trump appeals against conviction in hush-money case
NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity.Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York.In December, citing Trump's imminent return to the White House, a New York judge sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning he would not serve time or pay a fine."This case should never have seen the inside of a courtroom, let alone resulted in a conviction," Trump's lawyers said in the latest filing.They described the case as "the most politically charged prosecution in our nation's history".The Manhattan District Attorneys' office, which prosecuted Trump, did not immediately...
October 29, 2025

Trump appeals against conviction in hush-money case

One person survived the strikes and was rescued by Mexican search-and-rescue teams
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific
WASHINGTON — US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.Mexico's navy says it is still searching for a lone survivor approximately 400 miles (643km) from the Pacific coastal city of Acapulco.It is the latest in a series of attacks on boats the US says have been carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean.The latest strikes in the eastern Pacific, which Hegseth said happened on Monday at the direction of President Donald Trump, mark an escalation in what it has cast as a campaign to stop narcotics from entering the US.The strikes have drawn condemnation in the region and experts have questioned their legality. Members of the US Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have also raised concerns and...
October 29, 2025

US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific

Amazon's headquarters in Seattle
Amazon targets up to 30,000 corporate job cuts in mass layoff
NEW YORK — Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate staffers this year in a mass layoff aimed at readying the company for wide adoption of AI technology.The company noted that it would be hiring in key areas and would prioritize those who lost their jobs for those roles. But the company also said it wasn’t done with layoffs.“We expect to continue hiring in key strategic areas while also finding additional places we can remove layers, increase ownership, and realize efficiency gains,” said Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience in a memo to employees that the company put on its public blog.Reuters, which on Monday first reported Amazon would lay off staff, said the job cuts could ultimately reach 30,000.Galetti said Amazon needs to operate more leanly...
October 28, 2025

Amazon targets up to 30,000 corporate job cuts in mass layoff

Donald Trump
Trump does not rule out seeking third term 
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would "love to do it".But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 — an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US constitution that bars the president from running for a third term.Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia, Trump described the idea as "too cute" and said it "wouldn't be right".It is unclear what method he would use to run again. Last week, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that a "plan" was in place to secure the 79-year-old president another term.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Japan from Malaysia, Trump said that while he would "be allowed" to...
October 28, 2025

Trump does not rule out seeking third term 

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