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Hurricane Beryl moves towards Jamaica | BBC News

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A deadly hurricane which has been tearing through the Caribbean is intensifying as it moves towards Jamaica.

Hurricane Beryl is now a category five storm, meaning its winds and storm surges could prove catastrophic.

The Jamaican government has issued a hurricane warning and people living in low-lying and flood-prone areas have been urged to seek shelter.

A waiter in Kingston told Reuters news agency that the atmosphere in the Jamaican capital was calm.

The mayor of the resort town of Montego Bay warned residents not to take a “wait and see” attitude and urged them to be “prepared for anything

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Why the Nvidia scandal is bigger than you think | The Global Story

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China appears determined to acquire America’s most advanced computing technology – but how far might it go to get it? Nvidia …

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Could under-25s lose sickness benefits in the UK? | BBC Newscast

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Today, the boss of tech giant Nvidia has quit following revelations of an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.

Jensen Huang’s dramatic exit has sent the company’s shares plummeting. Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam, to assess the fallout.

And, details from government-commissioned review into the welfare system suggest that its author will recommend that some young people will see a reduction to the benefits they are entitled to. Adam, Chris and Faisal unpack what we know so far about Alan Milburn’s review, plus better than expected growth figures for the UK economy.

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I spent 24 hours with the drone hunters defending Slovyansk | BBC News

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Slovyansk is one of the few cities in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk that hasn’t been taken by Russia.

 The ‘Peaky Blinders’ are a specialist Ukrainian unit tasked with intercepting Russian drones. We spent a day with them to see how they do it.

In this video…

0:00 – Ukraine’s most dangerous road?
01:19 – The ‘Peaky Blinders’ Unit
02:20 – A city being ‘erased’
03:29 – Locals who aren’t leaving
04:11 – Intercepting Russian drones
05:54 – People evacuating

Camera: Moose Campbell
Producers: Volodymyr Lozhko and Rebecca Hartmann

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Are Putin, Trump and Zelensky any closer to making peace in Ukraine? | Global News Podcast

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Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have intensified, after a nine month gap. President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff took part in talks with Russian and Ukrainian and representatives in Abu Dhabi at the weekend – which Mr Kushner described as productive. The Americans have now met Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where they proposed expanding talks to include European leaders. Next, Mr Witkoff and Mr Kushner will travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a summit of the European Political Community.

But, in spite of all these meetings, has any real progress been made towards peace?

In this video we speak to our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg in Moscow about the Kremlin’s territory demands, and ask our Ukraine analyst Vitaly Shevchenko what he makes of the latest talks.

00:00 Introduction
01:21 What did Putin say to Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner?
03:20 Have US-led talks brought peace in Ukraine any closer?
05:09 Putin’s demands for chages to European security
08:06 Why do Europe’s leaders want to take part in Ukraine and Russia peace talks?

The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world.

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