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Americans worry about next meal as shutdown enters second month 31 Oct 2025 - 11:18 pm
A 'We Accept Food Stamps' sign hangs in the window of a grocery store on October 31, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images via AFP)
Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean 31 Oct 2025 - 10:57 pm
An aerial view of destroyed buildings following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)
Egyptian, Colombian Presidents discuss bilateral relations, regional, international developments 31 Oct 2025 - 08:09 pm
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US, India sign ten-year Joint Defense Framework Agreement 31 Oct 2025 - 07:45 pm
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China-US defense talks in Kuala Lumpur aim to strengthen military ties, global security 31 Oct 2025 - 06:51 pm
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Trump orders US to start nuclear weapons testing 30 Oct 2025 - 12:56 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One as he returns to the United States on October 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Trump, Xi talks wrap up with outcome unclear 30 Oct 2025 - 08:44 am
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Passenger’s lost laptop forces United Arlines to divert flight 29 Oct 2025 - 11:09 pm
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New danger for hurricane-hit Jamaica: wandering crocodiles 28 Oct 2025 - 11:56 pm
The Rio Cobre comes out of its banks near St. Catherine, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)
Beef, defence deals and rare earths: how Japan's new leader wooed Trump 28 Oct 2025 - 08:23 pm
US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Musk launches Grokipedia to rival 'left-biased' Wikipedia 28 Oct 2025 - 02:58 pm
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16 killed in bus crash in Central Bolivia 28 Oct 2025 - 11:07 am
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Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028 27 Oct 2025 - 02:11 pm
US President Donald Trump gestures as he prepares to alight from Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Canadian PM says 'ready' to resume US trade talks with Trump 27 Oct 2025 - 01:42 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Fazry Ismail / AFP
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 storm: NHC 27 Oct 2025 - 12:51 pm
The RAMMB/CIRA satellite image shows hurricane Melissa southeast of Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean on the night of October 25. Photo by RAMMB/CIRA / AFP
Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica 26 Oct 2025 - 01:55 pm
Storm surge crashes into the seawall that protects Palisadoes Strip, the route to Norman Manley International Airport, before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 25, 2025. Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP
UN launches signing of first-ever global cybercrime convention 25 Oct 2025 - 09:31 pm
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Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing: satellite images 25 Oct 2025 - 01:31 pm
Before and after pictures of the demolition of the East Wing of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by Handout / 2025 Planet Labs PBC / AFP