Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica

The rare highest-strength storm is set to hit Jamaica by Tuesday, having already caused two deaths in Haiti.

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Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile

The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its value.

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'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg

The former vice president made her strongest suggestion to date that she will make another presidential bid in 2028 - after losing to Donald Trump last year.

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Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win

The result, long clear from early tallies, was officially announced at Dublin Castle.

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Warsaw Ghetto survivor who resisted the Nazis dies

Michael Smuss, an artist who helped make petrol bombs during the uprising, died in Israel aged 99.

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The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild

The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

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US forces kill two in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific

This is the eighth US strike on alleged drug trafficking vessels near Latin America, the first on the Pacific side.

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