Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, caused major damage to public infrastructure and left most of the island without power. The full extent of the devastation is unclear with some areas inaccessible.
Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, caused major damage to public infrastructure and left most of the island without power. The full extent of the devastation is unclear with some areas inaccessible.
Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in central Cuba, a state-run newspaper reported, in a rare outburst of public dissent triggered by blackouts exacerbated by a US oil blockade.
Hundreds in Kuwait turned out to mourn a 33-year-old former national footballer and Border Force major killed in an Iranian drone strike. As Iran retaliates against US-Israeli airstrikes with attacks across the Gulf, Kuwait has become one of the deadliest locations for service personnel. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.
A sandstorm hit tent camps in southern and central Gaza, destroying shelters and blowing belongings away as thousands of displaced Palestinians battled strong winds to save their makeshift homes.
CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports from Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold battered by Israeli airstrikes. Israel has carried out multiple waves of strikes across Lebanon, driving hundreds of thousands to flee after a week of intense bombardment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that his intelligence suggests Russia has provided Iran with drones and shared information with Tehran. “My intelligence told me that they said if Europe and the United States can help Ukraine with intelligence in this war,” he said. “It means that Russia can help the Iranian regime.”
Emergency workers responded to Russian strikes on Kyiv Saturday morning after a combined missile and drone attack killed at least four and wounded at least 15.
A missile hit a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraqi security officials told the Associated Press, with video showing a fire atop a building. CNN has reached out to the State Department for more information.
