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On October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to ever hit the island, roared into Jamaica as a Category 5 monster with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.
France has long been a land of revolutions — from 1789’s storming of the Bastille to the student and worker uprisings of May 1968. Under the Fifth Republic, established in 1958, governments have been relatively stable. But that stability has now been shaken, having faced yet another political upheaval.
Japan, often seen as a model of political stability, has entered a period of uncertainty. Less than a year after taking office, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation following significant election setbacks that weakened his government’s mandate.
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on Iran. Israel decided upon this action due to how close Iran seemed to be to a nuclear weapon. Iran launched a swift retaliation, sending hundreds of missiles into cities in Israel. This comes after years of attacks between Israel and Iran’s proxies in other nations in the Middle East.

