Category: World
Wednesday briefing: ‘Catastrophic’ reports as Jamaica reels from worst storm since records began
In today’s newsletter: Meteorologists have called it ‘a dire situation unfolding in slow motion’ – what will it leave behind?Good morning. Hurricane M [...]
‘A colony of the US’: Argentinians contemplate future after Trump-backed Milei coasts to victory
Big win leaves many wondering if result reflects genuine support for president or corrosive US influenceOpposition posters scattered across Buenos Air [...]
‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid
Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assaultDay had yet to break over Vila Cruzeiro but already dozens [...]
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’
Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wakeHurricane Melissa – live updatesHurricane [...]
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – as it happened
This blog is closedHurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’Visual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affec [...]
Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts
Rapid Support Forces, which claimed control of El Fasher on Sunday, reportedly killed at least 460 people ‘in cold blood’Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces [...]
US will reduce its troops on Nato’s eastern flank, Romania says
Bucharest said between 900 and 1,000 American troops would remain stationed in Romania - down from 1,700. [...]
Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on island
Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef. [...]
Sudan’s military expels top UN food aid officials as conflict escalates
Two WFP officials are give 72 hours to leave without explanation - days after a key city falls to the RSF. [...]
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
US President Trump says "nothing" will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence. [...]