The hurricane – Jamaica’s worst to date – was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday.
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 50, rescuers say, after Hamas accused of killing Israeli soldier
US President Trump says “nothing” would jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.
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Tight race in Dutch election as anti-Islam populist Wilders’ hope of power declines
Wilders was the clear winner last time Dutch voters went to the polls in November 2023, but this time the…
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of “permanent peace in Palestine”.
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Australian girls being ‘hunted’ by online crime gangs to commit violent acts
Groups of young men are coercing and exploiting vulnerable girls “for fun”, Australian police say.
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Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead
The ship’s crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island
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Plane with 12 on board crashes near Kenya’s coast
Local media are showing images of the plane in flames on the ground with debris scattered at the crash site.
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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025
Three reported dead in Jamaica as meteorologists warn of “life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge”.
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Watch: Storm chasers fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa
Footage taken by a US Air Force Reserve crew known as the “Hurricane Hunters” shows the category five storm intensifying…
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Dutch volleyball player and convicted child rapist denied visa to compete in Australia
Steven van de Velde was convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old British girl
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