Nicaragua: Friends of Cuba predict UN victory against US blockade

In a statement to which Prensa Latina had access, the Love for Cuba group and other solidarity associations recalled that, despite years of harassment, “they could not yield the heroic people of (Jose) Marti and Fidel (Castro),” who have resisted...

Hurricane Melissa Heads For Cuba As Jamaican PM Declares National Disaster

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to hit Jamaica in modern history, has moved towards Cuba after unleashing devastating winds and floods across the island. The category five hurricane brought widespread destruction, cutting off communities...

Hurricane Melissa kills at least 25 in Haiti, leaves path of destruction in Jamaica and Cuba

Open this photo in gallery:A woman stands at the entrance of her makeshift home during heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, at a shelter housing Haitians displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince.Claudia Daut/Reuters...

HURRICANE MELISSA SLAMS JAMAICA, RAGES ON TO CUBA (4AMET)

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica with devastating effect Tuesday then barreled across the Caribbean with Cuba in its path. ​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) & © 2025 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. As featured on

Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday (October 28, 2025) after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say. Jean Bertrand Subrème, mayor of the...

Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacuate. Melissa crossed the coast in eastern Cuba...

Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba after leaving trail of ruin in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation. Melissa hit the southern coast of eastern Cuba with maximum...

Jamaica assessing damage as Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba

Officials in Jamaica are starting the process of assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa today after the storm ripped across the island yesterday. Words like catastrophic, devastating and apocalyptic are being used to describe the damage...

Scoop: Pro-Trump conservative grandson of Cuban refugees launches bid for Congress in Wisconsin

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE — Michael Alfonso, the grandson of Cuban refugees who fled communism and who helped pay his way through college...

Hurricane Melissa death toll and damage: Videos show widespread destruction in Jamaica as storm heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon as a powerful Category 5 storm. It unleashed catastrophic winds, torrential rain, and storm surges that caused extensive damage to homes, schools, and hospitals across...

Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating Cuba and Jamaica?

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after devastating Jamaica

HAVANA A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a "disaster area." The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Melissa, which it described...

After pummelling Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in eastern Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of...

Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm turns to Cuba

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation....

Still 'extremely dangerous': Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba

Hurricane Melissa has battered eastern Cuba after leaving Jamaica in ruins, striking the island with powerful winds and torrential rain as authorities raced to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall...

Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica

Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit CubaHundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba, reports the Associated Press (AP). A hurricane warning is in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago...

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated

By&nbspJerry Fisayo-Bambi&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 29/10/2025 - 9:32 GMT+1 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday with 193 kph winds after battering Jamaica as one of the Atlantic's strongest recorded hurricanes,...

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction, kills dozens in Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, as it continues to threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda. The storm was bringing damaging winds, flooding rains and dangerous storm surge to the Bahamas...

Iran demands end to ‘immoral’ US sanctions on Cuba

Iran has demanded that the US sanctions on Cuba must be lifted “immediately and unconditionally,” condemning the “unlawful measures rooted in arrogance” for inflicting severe harm on ordinary citizens. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s Ambassador and...

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after hitting Jamaica with historic force Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Read More »

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National...