Americas

Two people have died as the hurricane causes flooding and dangerous landslides.

The hurricane’s unexpected surge in strength with 190km/h winds caught scientists, authorities and residents of the area by surprise.

Some Brazilian users have regained access to X, but it may be short-lived as the dispute between the South American nation and Elon Musk continues.

The nation’s opposition coalition has called on the US to cancel the oil licences in the South American country to pressure President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of his controversial election win.

The victim was taken to hospital after the televised melee with a fractured rib and dislocated fingers.

The new development came as the Venezuelan president and his allies continue to face international pressure over a lack of transparency in the July 28 poll.

Australia threatened to crack down on X, but Brazil’s top court has actually followed through and suppressed Elon Musk’s social media platform.

The US arrests of the son of drug kingpin El Chapo and his factional foe in the Sinaloa drug organisation has splintered the powerful cartel.

Tim Walz and JD Vance, the two men vying to become US vice president in the November election, will face off in a televised debate in October.

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has singled out Elon Musk, Donald Trump and JK Rowling in a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a storm of criticism and claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics.

A commercial flight in Brazil has crashed, killing all 62 people onboard.

Riots erupted across Venezuela’s capital as the fall-out of the hotly disputed general election continues to divide the country.

The election has been called in favour of the embattled socialist leader, despite opposition representatives citing tallies from polling stations that showed his rival Edmundo Gonzalez trouncing him.

Authorities are checking for possible damages to people, alterations to basic services or infrastructure" as a result of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake.

President Luis Arce, who just survived a military coup weeks ago, said the $10 billion natural resource discovery could turn around the country’s ailing finances.