Democrats sweep both chambers of Congress as Vance blames the Iran war; Britain commits to time-bound talks on slavery's harms; a Cuba vote row erupts in Gordon House; PEP concessions run one more year; and Israel certifies a deadlocked election.
P.J. Patterson calls Jamaica's Cuba abstention a betrayal as the government pushes back. Plus: NIDS for disaster grants and a new plan for Black River, Britain open to a slavery apology, Iran's two-day Hormuz offer, and a Black Sea grain push.
Jamaica abstains for the first time on the UN Cuba embargo vote as CARICOM splits. Plus: the King on slavery in the Caribbean, Spain's deadly train crash, Britain's first Burnham-era budget, and Flávio Bolsonaro's flight to Miami.
One year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica adds billions for roof repairs. Plus: floods and a Salvadoran troop surge in Haiti, the UN's Cuba embargo vote, a cliffhanger count in Israel, and Ebola's grim milestone in Congo.
National honours at King's House, a Heritage Week shadowed by grief, Haiti's Gang Suppression Force, Cuba and Ukraine: today's top stories.