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Hurricane Melissa hit areas vulnerable to landslides because of deforestation

Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding — made worse by decades of deforestation — with risks likely to continue for days, experts said

The Independent UK

Britons fear for loved ones in devastated Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’

Death toll climbs in Caribbean island as ‘powerless’ family members wait to hear from loved ones

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Senate Dems Slam GOP Counterparts For Excluding Them From Briefings On Strikes In Caribbean And Eastern Pacific: 'Dangerous'

Senate Democrats are slamming Republican counterparts over their exclusion from a White House briefing on the administration's strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.

Latin Times

U.S. Has Now Killed Over 60 People In Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels

The U.S. has now killed more than 60 people in its different strikes against alleged drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean

Latin Times

Islands across Caribbean left reeling from Hurricane Melissa aftermath: Video

Dramatic video shows how Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti this week.

The Independent UK

Senate Democrats riled over exclusion from Venezuela briefing - Roll Call

The Trump administration organized a Republican-only classified briefing on military strikes in the Caribbean, angering Democrats.

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Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

The Independent UK

At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba worst affected

The Independent UK

US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa

The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth Calls Cartels 'Al-Qaeda Of The Western Hemisphere," Anticipates Continued Campaign: 'Untie The Hands Of Our Military'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.

Latin Times

Shocking images show devastation Hurricane Melissa has reaped on Jamaica and Cuba

Up to 8,000 British citizens on Caribbean island as ‘storm of the century’ causes catastrophic winds and flash flooding

Evening Standard

Windrush generation recalled as UK urged to help rebuild hurricane-hit Jamaica

Trinidad-born Liberal Democrat Baroness Floella Benjamin highlighted the contribution made by the Windrush generation.

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The Conversation

Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard

Hurricane Melissa is tearing through the Caribbean, bringing record-breaking wind and torrential rain to Jamaica – the island’s first ever category 5 landfall. What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but the speed with which it became so powerful. In a single day, it exploded from…

Latin Times

Trump Admin Reportedly Believes Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats Are So Popular That They Won't Need Approval From Congress

The Trump administration is so confident that its military campaign in the Caribbean, which includes strikes against alleged drug boats, is so popular that it doesn't need approval from Congress, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica

STORM OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of tourists remain stranded, with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports

Latin Times

Cuban Regime Claims It Has 'Experience From Years Of Revolution' To Face U.S. Campaign In The Caribbean: 'We Will Prevail'

The President of the Cuban regime, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the country has "experience from years of revolution" to endure the U.S.'s pressure campaign in the Caribbean that is largely targeting Venezuela.

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Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.

The Guardian - UK

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?

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

Latin Times

Growing Number of Republicans Are Breaking Ranks Over Strikes in the Caribbean: 'We Expect to Get Our Questions Answered'

Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told C-SPAN that the White House "needs to give insight" to Congress

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Former NASCAR star and pilot Greg Biffle to help victims of Hurricane Melissa

Biffle will be taking resources to the Caribbean to assist those in Jamaica directly impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Latin Times

Maduro Suspends Deal With Trinidad and Tobago, Accuses Country of Becoming 'An Aircraft Carrier of the American Empire'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the immediate suspension of a major natural-gas agreement with Trinidad and Tobago, accusing the Caribbean nation of aligning itself with the United States after it received a U.S. warship to conduct military drills.

Latin Times

Trump Defends Military Strike on Alleged Drug-Subsea Vessel: 'Submarines Don't Go Fishing'

The Trump administration bombed what the president referred to as a 'drug-carrying submarine' on October 16 in the Caribbean

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