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A travel expert has issued a key piece of advice to Brits planning a trip to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa tears through the country, causing widespread destruction. Tourists face being trapped in Jamaica due to a devastating Category five hurricane, which has left 77% of the country without electricity. The western side of the island has faced the brunt of the damage and …

The US military on Wednesday struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing four people, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington’s controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 62. The strike occurred in international waters, Hegseth announced on X, and a video accompanying his post showed a boat floating stationary …

The influx of Ukrainians crossing into Poland occurred after Kiev eased conscription laws Nearly 100,000 young men have left Ukraine since Kiev eased movement restrictions in August in an effort to tackle the conscription crisis, Politico Europe and The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Citing data from the Polish Border Guard, the outlets said that 98,500 Ukrainians aged between 18 and …

Few areas of China reflect the country’s decades-long economic transformation more vividly than its cities. Rapid development has turned villages into dense urban landscapes and already sizeable metro areas into some of the world’s largest population centres. As the rate of urbanisation slows and the country transitions into a new economic era, we explore how select Chinese cities are navigating …

EU countries have reportedly seen an influx of young men since Kiev relaxed travel restrictions in August Politicians in Germany and Poland are threatening to slash benefits for Ukrainian migrants to prompt them to return home, Politico has reported. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, millions of Ukrainians have fled to the European Union. Their primary destination, Germany, has …

Vladimir Putin has been warned “Moscow will be wiped off the map” if he were to attack NATO with nuclear weapons. Belgian defence minister Theo Francken said he isn’t concerned about Russian nuclear sabre-rattling as he championed the strength and unity of the military alliance. He said he believes Donald Trump is committed to NATO and its cornerstone Article 5, …

World leaders called for renewed talks to halt the war in Sudan, as reports emerged of widespread atrocities in a city recently captured by the paramilitary group fighting the army-backed government. Since seizing El-Fasher in western Sudan on Sunday, the Rapid Support Forces have been accused of executing hundreds of people, while about 30,000 civilians have fled the famine-hit capital …

Israel and Hamas have charged each other with breaking an October 10 truce, with both sides now again pledging to uphold it Overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed 104 Palestinians, including 46 children, the local health authorities have reported. Despite trading accusations of ceasefire violations, both Israel and Hamas have said they are still committed to honoring a US-brokered …

Foreign national detainees are being deported from Australia as the nation strikes a controversial deal with the island of Nauru. The tiny nation has received its first migrant from the Commonwealth country and Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday: “Nauru confirmed last Friday that the first transfer had occurred”. Around 350 immigrants, who have been convicted of …

If the US hopes to rebuild a competitive shipbuilding industry and narrow China’s commanding lead, it should adopt some lessons from Beijing – emphasising long-term planning, steady government funding and policy consistency, witnesses told a US Senate hearing this week. China’s phenomenal rise in the global shipbuilding sector has caught the attention of Washington’s policymakers who are keen to restore …