UN calls for end to US economic embargo on Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has once again called for an end to the decades-long US economic embargo on Cuba, defying Washington’s sustained pressure campaign to influence the vote. On Wednesday, the 193-member body overwhelmingly...

Hurricane Melissa kills dozens, cuts off rescue services in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti

Dozens of people are dead after Hurricane Melissa hit several islands in the Caribbean. Although initial forecasts indicated that the storm was expected to move out to the Atlantic after hitting Jamaica, it continues to cause destruction across...

United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again

Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025 The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly called for an end to a US economic embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, despite lobbying by Washington that included sharing an accusation that up to 5,000...

Dozens killed as Hurricane Melissa ravages Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left a deadly trail across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, killing dozens and causing massive destruction as residents faced roofless homes, downed power lines, and flooded streets in the storm’s aftermath Wednesday. A landslide...

'That was hell': People share experiences in Jamaica and Cuba riding out Melissa With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown as more nations brace for impact. Read More »

After making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday and a second landfall in Cuba early Wednesday, Hurricane Melissa is now moving northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. As of 11 a.m. ET, Melissa remained a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of...

Dozens killed after Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz...

Very Preliminary Report on Damage in Cuba from Melissa

Among the most serious immediate issues are 241 communities cut off from communication, home to more than 140,000 people. Concerns over the overflowing tributaries of the Sagua River in Holguín, whose previous flooding had already claimed two...

Satellite images reveal Jamaica devastation as Melissa tears through Cuba

In Jamaica, more than 25,000 people were packed into shelters on Wednesday and more streamed in throughout the day after the storm ripped roofs off their homes and left them temporarily homeless. Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s education minister,...

'That was hell': Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti and causes damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa has killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said.Jean Bertrand Subreme, mayor of the southern...

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, charges into Cuba

HAVANA/KINGSTON >> Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later today into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land. A...

The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean

SANTIAGO DE CUBA – Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago’s southeast corner ahead of...

Death toll rises as Caribbean nations dig out from Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The rumble of large machinery, the whine of chainsaws and the chopping of machetes echoed...

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Melissa brings life-threatening flooding to Cuba after devastating Jamaica

Despite weakening to a Category 3 storm, Melissa struck the province of Santiago de Cuba with maximum sustained winds of approximately 120 miles per hour, the NHC said(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Hurricane Melissa made landfall near the city of...

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Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

Much of Jamaica without power or phone service as Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

[BBC] The true extent of Hurricane Melissa is still being revealed in Jamaica. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through. Three-quarters of the country had no electricity overnight,...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead amid destruction in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has left dozens of people dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominate the landscape. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa...

UN General Assembly condemns US embargo on Cuba for 33rd year, but US garners more support

UNITED NATION — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote — as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation — softened Washington's isolation on a...

Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, moves on to Cuba

KINGSTON, (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm yesterday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that...

US fails to make big dent in UN vote calling for end to Cuba embargo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an end to a U.S. economic embargo on Cuba despite lobbying by Washington that included sharing an accusation that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian...