Brazil's Lula 'horrified' by death toll in Rio de Janeiro anti-gang raids
• Oct 29, 2025, 10:50 PM
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is "horrified" by the death toll from a massive police raid on Rio drug gangs, which left at least 132 dead, one of his ministers said on Wednesday. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery reports from Rio de Janeiro.
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• 2:07 PM
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Tariffs on Chinese exports to the US are raising prices on Halloween supplies for consumers. One supply store owner in Washington DC says 95 percent of all of his wares are from China - making his business extremely sensitive to tariff increases. With bo
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Donald Trump announces US to start nuclear weapons testing again
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US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing to equal China and Russia, a significant change in the US's weapon strategy. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test o
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'Executions', 'torture' and 'carnage' in deadly Rio de Janeiro police raid
• 11:42 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 30: First, we take a look at reactions in the Brazilian press after the deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro. Next, papers discuss US, Chinese and Russian nuclear plans and a new nuclear weapon dubbed a "doomsday machine"
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Jamaica deals with never seen before levels of destruction after Hurricane Melissa
• 11:38 AM
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After making landfall on October 29, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica devastating homes with torrential rain and ferocious winds of over 300kph at its peak. The government has said that over half a million Jamaica
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Rio de Janeiro: Protests erupt in favelas after deadly police raid
• 11:35 AM
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In #Rio, residents of the #favelas take to the streets after #Brazil’s deadliest police raid leaves more than 130 dead, demanding justice for the poor and Black #victims.
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Protests erupt in Rio after deadly raid, denouncing use of excessive force
• 10:27 AM
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Dozens of favelas residents gathered in front of the state’s government headquarters shouting “assassins!” and waving Brazilian flags stained with red paint, a day after Rio's deadliest raid. Protesters are denouncing excessive force and call for the Rio
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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba assess the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa
• 7:23 AM
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Hurricane Melissa left a trail of death and destruction after tearing through the Caribbean nations of Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba, cutting power, ripping the roofs off thousands of homes and, in some places, sweeping children away.
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Trump orders immediate resumption of US nuclear weapons testing
• 2:15 AM
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US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has directed the Pentagon to immediately restart nuclear weapons testing, citing the need to match the capabilities of Russia and China as he prepared to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Kor
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Maduro says Venezuela intercepted three drug planes amid US Caribbean deployment
• 1:34 AM
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his country intercepted three aircraft allegedly used for drug trafficking, coinciding with a major US military operation against narcotics groups in the Caribbean. Caracas has accused Washington of
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