UK aid for Hurricane Melissa reaches Jamaica as Britons to be evacuated
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK’s first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will depart late on…
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Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
Defence of Donbas town a priority, Zelensky says, as special forces deployed
Army sources tell the BBC military intelligence special forces are being used to protect supply lines into Pokrovsk.
‘We need food, we have no food’ – desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane
People in Black River have not seen any aid, telling the BBC that they are fighting to survive.
Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race
Jetten said his D66 liberal party had achieved a historic result after vote analysis indicated it could be beaten.
South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump’s plans racist.
Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles
The devastating storm claimed nearly 50 lives when it swept Haiti and Jamaica this week.
Several hundred feared dead as Tanzania election protests continue
A diplomatic source tells the BBC there is credible evidence that at least 500 people had died.
US strikes on alleged drug boats violate law, UN human rights chief says
Volker Türk said the strikes were “unacceptable” and urged Washington to halt them immediately.
Time may be running out for Master of clocks Macron: What next for France?
After eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron’s position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France’s political crisis escalates.