A medical student helps an injured man following Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Hurricane Melissa’s destructive path across Jamaica has rendered parts of the island unrecognizable to residents, leaving behind towns littered with rubble, twisted cellphone towers and a nation working to count the dead. (Abbie Townsend/The New York Times) By FRANCES ROBLES The death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa rose to 28 Saturday, even as author

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By KATIE ROGERS and ERICA L. GREEN Before the high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

A damaged building amid floodwaters following Hurricane Melissa in the Treasure Beach area of Jamaica, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. As Melissa was on course to hit Bermuda by Thursday night, Jamaica worked through the day to assess the damage from the powerful storm. It faced a long and daunting road to recovery, particularly in the western part of the country, the hardest-hit region. (Abbie Townsend/The New York Times) By EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA, ANNIE CORREAL, FRANCES ROBLE

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, attends President Donald Trump’s speech at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The Trump administration launched another round of deadly strikes on vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing 14 people in four boats on Monday Hegseth said Tuesday. At left is Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan; center left is Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By HELENE COOPER and

By LIAM STACK and BILAL SHBAIR Israeli strikes killed at least 100 people across the Gaza Strip overnight, local health officials said, in what appeared to be the deadliest day since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire three weeks ago. The strikes began late Tuesday after Israel’s government accused Hamas of violating the truce by failing to return the bodies of dead captives and by attacking Israeli forces in Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military said one of its so

A fisherman lugs his cooler filled with fish through floodwaters in the Treasure Beach area of Jamaica, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Abbie Townsend/The New York Times) By NAZANEEN GHAFFAR, ALAN YUHAS, ANDRÉ PAULTRE and JOVAN JOHNSON Hurricane Melissa ground forward toward the Bahamas as it carved a deadly path through the Caribbean on Wednesday. Officials in Haiti announced the deaths of about 20 people killed in overnight flooding, and three bodies were recovered in Jamaica

Supporters of President Javier Milei of Argentina during a campaign event in Rosario, Argentina, Oct. 23, 2025. This past Sunday, Argentina held a legislative election that marked a momentous tipping point for Milei’s presidency, and gained a bigger spotlight after President Donald Trump tied a U.S. financial lifeline for Argentina to Milei’s electoral success. (Anita Pouchard Serra/The New York Times) By EMMA BUBOLA The decisive victory of President Javier Milei of Argentina

President Donald Trump addresses business CEOs of companies SoftBank, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and other companies announcing business investments in Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By KATIE ROGERS, ERICA L. GREEN and JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Inside a gold-drenched palace in Tokyo on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump heaped praise on Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, telling her that their countries were “allies at the str