Cuba thanks UN solidarity in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

HAVANA, Cuba, October 29 (ACN) Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla thanked Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, for the organization’s support following Hurricane Melissa....

Weather conditions are deteriorating in eastern Cuba

BAYAMO, Cuba, Oct 28 (ACN) With cloudy skies and intermittent light or heavier drizzle, social media users from several municipalities are reporting the progressive deterioration of weather conditions in the province of Granma. Just hours before...

Weather warning issued in Florida as Hurricane Melissa threatens coastal waters after storm's devastating impact on Jamaica

A tropical storm warning has been issued in waters surrounding parts of Florida, as Hurricane Melissa moves northeast in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm, currently northeast of Jamaica, is generating strong winds and rough seas that are expected to...

Hurricane Melissa to Bring Wet, Windy Weather to Northern Europe

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to dissipate in the Atlantic Ocean next week, bringing wet and windy weather to northern Europe after wrecking havoc across the Caribbean. The record-setting storm left a trail of destruction in Cuba, Haiti and...

For years, islands have warned of climate disaster. They’ve seen little help.

It has become a tired adage, but nonetheless true. The world’s poorest countries will suffer the most from climate change despite being least responsible for it. Leaders in the Caribbean and from vulnerable island states around the world have been...

Owners of Cuban food truck share their feelings about Hurricane Melissa

HELENA — Now a Category 2, Hurricane Melissa is churning through the Atlantic after leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. The powerful storm has also claimed at least 30 lives. Maie Lee Jones of Habana 406 food truck said....

Cubans Reinforce Their Homes, Working Against Against the Clock Before the Arrival of Hurricane Melissa

It remains a dangerous category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, as it heads for the Island “We know that there will be a lot of damage caused by this hurricane,” warns President Miguel Díaz-Canel Cubans walk olong the sea this Tuesday in...

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

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Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction

Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of...

UN General Assembly again demands end to US embargo against Cuba

​​​​​​​The United Nations General Assembly has once again issued a strong call for the United States to terminate its comprehensive economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba. In Wednesday's vote among the 184-member assembly, 165...

UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year, with just seven opposed,...

President Maduro: “The best help the U.S. can offer Cuba is to lift the blockade”

President Nicolás Maduro urged the U.S. government to lift “today all measures of persecution” against Cuba, while highlighting the heroic quality of the Cuban people. Specifying that “we were suffering a lot with Melissa’s passage through the...

The US hurricane season that wasn’t: Experts explain why we’ve had a lucky break

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Washington Offers Humanitarian Lifeline to Cuba Amid Hurricane Melissa Devastation and Renewed United States Embargo Backlash

Washington, D.C. – October 31, 2025 – In a rare gesture of outreach amid longstanding geopolitical tensions, the United States has pledged immediate humanitarian aid to Cuba in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, one of the most ferocious storms to...

Dick Cheney, the controversial power behind the Bush throne, dead at 84

Unlike most politicians, Dick Cheney didn’t care if he was liked. “If you want to be loved, then go be a movie star,” he said in the 2013 documentary, I am Dick Cheney. That view didn’t stop him from becoming the most powerful vice president in...

Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba pick up pieces after Melissa's destruction

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed...

What a trip to Cuba meant for a US student in the 21st century

On the morning of May 21, 2024, in the small but endearing airport of Burlington, Vermont, I hugged my father tightly and bade him and my stepmother goodbye, a little over an hour before embarking on the journey that would change my life. I was...

Houston weather: Sunny skies for Thursday, fall weather for Halloween

Very chilly Thursday morning with clear skies, but things will begin to warm up in the afternoon and highs will reach near 70. This weather continues into Halloween, which will be clear, mild, and dry with highs in the mid 70s. HOUSTON - Waking up...

Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba pick up pieces after Melissa's destruction

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws and chopping...

Life after 'Storm of the Century': Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba scan what's left as Melissa retreats

The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind. In...