‘No inch here was spared’: Hurricane Melissa destroys Jamaica town

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The BBC’s Nada Tawfik reports from Black River, Jamaica, where the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history has left scenes of desperation. The storm made landfall 28 October as a category five hurricane with sustained winds of 185mph (298kph). Thousands of people remain without power.

Scientists working out of a venom laboratory in Paris studied which snakes strike their prey fastest.

The two women began exchanging letters in 1983 through a school project and finally met in Newfoundland this week.

In 2020, Kevin Rudd wrote on social media that he believed Trump was the ‘most destructive’ president in US history.

Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne told the BBC how they made the six-month journey unsupported, catching fish and growing their own vegetables.

The BBC’s Jonathan Beale explains what impact the weapons might have if the US decides to send them to Ukraine.

Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Nairobi from the airport to the Kasarani Stadium to pay their respects.

Footage released by the Turkish city of Kayseri’s transport operator shows the last-minute rescue.

An assassination derailed Bill Clinton’s peace plan, while other hopeful moments in history melted away.

CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, conducted an exclusive interview with the Israeli prime minister in a hospital tending to freed hostages.

Onboard Air Force One, the BBC’s Tom Bateman pressed President Donald Trump on whether his negotiated ceasefire would stay intact.

The US president and other world leaders signed the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in Sharm el-Sheik.

The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher breaks down how the US president’s connections have brought about a breakthrough moment for the Middle East.

Young protesters in Morocco are protesting against corruption and for better health and education.

The deal proposes an end to military operations, a release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and the immediate delivery of aid to Gaza.

Donald Trump says a deal on the future of TikTok in the US has been made, but it’s not been confirmed by China or the app’s owner ByteDance.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

Macron and Trump were in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly

Vietnam was among 23 countries competing in a glitzy Russian song contest, revived three years after Russia was banned from Eurovision.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting is meant to kickstart a new economic bilateral relationship.

Authorities started the controlled avalanche to reduce the risk for drivers to the popular tourist destination Milford Sound.

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