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Leader of D66 Rob Jetten reacts as he delivers remarks to journalists at the party's faction room at the Lower House, the day after the Dutch parliamentary election vote

Dutch centrists confirmed as election winner - media

Dutch centrist party D66 has won the most votes in Wednesday's general election, news agency ANP said, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become the youngest-ever prime minister in the Netherlands.

Europe • 10 hrs

Palestinians hold out bowls as a charity distributes

Israel continues attacks on Gaza, testing fragile truce

The Israeli military attacked Gaza for a third day last night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement.

Middle East • 3 hrs

Rescuers stand in front of a partially destroyed residential building after a Russian drone-and-missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least four people

Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid.

Ukraine • 30 Oct

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington

US to resume nuclear weapons testing, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia, just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

US • 30 Oct

Trump cuts China tariffs after 'amazing' meeting with Xi

US President Donald Trump has said that he agreed to reduce tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and maintaining the flow of rare earth minerals.

US • 30 Oct

President Donald J Trump gives a special address speech during the APEC 2025 CEO Summit

China says Xi, Trump to meet in South Korea tomorrow

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in South Korea tomorrow, China's foreign ministry has announced.

World • 29 Oct

Residents inspect a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in a neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba

First deaths from Hurricane Melissa reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and four dead in Jamaica.

World • 29 Oct

GAZA CITY, GAZA - OCTOBER 29: Smoke rises from the area following the Israeli army's attack on the Al-Shati refugee camp despite the ceasefire in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2025. More than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, have lost their live

IDF says it conducted targeted strike in northern Gaza

The Israeli military has said it has conducted a "targeted" strike in the area of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza targeting an infrastructure site where weapons were stored.

Middle East • 29 Oct

Palestinians try to clear the remains of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks with limited resources i Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed Eslayeh/Anadolu via Getty Images)

At least eight killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of a fragile deal brokered earlier this month by US President Donald Trump.

Middle East • 28 Oct

A man looks at a fallen tree in St. Catherine, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as winds dip to Category 4

Hurricane Melissa's winds dipped to a still "powerful" storm, as it passed over Jamaica, where it landed with historic ferocity and torrential rains.

World • 28 Oct

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