Ethan GudgeSouth of England
EPA/ShutterstockThe Jamaican people will “bounce back like they always do” following Hurricane Melissa, a man with family…
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Jamaica will ‘bounce back’ from ‘devastating’ Hurricane Melissa
EPA/ShutterstockA clean-up operation is now underway after Hurricane Melissa killed at least 19 people in Jamaica -
Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit | Apec summit
The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has warned that the era of free trade and investment that formed the foundations of the postwar global economy has ended.
In a stark message to Asia-Pacific leaders at the Apec summit in South Korea on…
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Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility, says IFJ
On 2 November, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates across the world will mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI). They will also demand that governments adopt a binding…
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What – if anything – did Asian countries get out of Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour? | International trade
On Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia – which involved stops in Malaysia, Japan and Korea – the US president triumphantly collected new trade deals from countries hoping for a reduction in the tariffs he slapped on them earlier this…
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Reports of mass killings in el-Fasher in Darfur have echoes of country’s dark past
Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent
AFP via Getty ImagesThose who have managed to flee el-Fasher come with stories of extreme violence and killings Emerging evidence of systematic killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher have prompted human…
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Princess Beatrice and Eugenie frantically leave UK as Prince Andrew loses titles and Royal Lodge home
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have quietly left the UK as their father, Prince Andrew, faces the loss of his royal titles and eviction from Royal Lodge. The sisters, who retain their own royal titles, were photographed on separate trips…
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India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil
India and the US have signed a framework agreement to expand defence cooperation over the next 10-years.
The pact was announced after a meeting between US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in Kuala Lumpur.
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2 bank branches partially reopen in Gaza — without cash
Throngs of people lined up outside the Bank of Palestine branch in Gaza City, anxiously waiting to see if they would finally be able to access their funds for the first time in two years of war.
Two of the bank’s branches reopened their doors in…
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Taiwan does not want China's 'one country, two systems', president says – Reuters
- Taiwan does not want China’s ‘one country, two systems’, president says Reuters
- Taiwan doing all it can to prevent war amid China threat: VP Hsiao Focus Taiwan
- Taiwanese increasingly reluctant to give lives to defend island, poll finds South…
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Head of UK government’s anti-Islamophobia partner ‘refused service in shop for being Muslim’ | UK news
The chief executive of the government’s new official partner in tackling Islamophobia has spoken about being refused service in a shop for being Muslim, amid concerns about a rise in insidious anti-Muslim “microaggressions”.
The British…
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