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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

30-10-2025 KINGSTON/ HAVANA: Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in history. The storm landed in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope and …

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Hamas delays handover of captive’s remains

30-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military has killed at least 18 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “powerful” strikes following an exchange of gunfire in southern Rafah, during which one Israeli soldier was wounded. The attacks on Tuesday marked the most significant flare-up in …

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Pak-Afghan peace talks mired in uncertainty

30-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ DHOHA: The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul. State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a …

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Urgent warnings as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

30-10-2025 KINGSTON: Jamaica is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, predicted to be the most destructive storm on record to hit the Caribbean island. Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding, landslides and widespread damage, and the Red Cross warns that up to 1.5 million people may …

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America & China agree framework of trade deal

29-10-2025 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: The US and China have agreed the framework of a potential trade deal that will be discussed when their respective leaders meet later this week, the US treasury secretary has said. Scott Bessent told media that this included a “final deal” on TikTok’s US operations and a …

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