Paiporta (AFP) – In Spain’s Valencia region, protesters gather for a vigil to honour the more than 230 people who died in last year’s floods on the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest natural disaster in a generation. The heavily criticised regional leader, Carlos Mazon, has faced fierce scrutiny over his handling of the catastrophe, consistently rebuffing calls for his resignation.
St. Elizabeth Parish (AFP) – Hurricane Melissa is moving towards Bermuda after ripping a path of destruction through the Caribbean that left at least 20 people dead in Haiti, and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins.
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have agreed to calm the trade war between China and the United States that has roiled global markets, with Washington cutting some tariffs and Beijing committing to keep supplies of critical rare earths flowing. According to the US leader, the talks yielded an extendable one-year deal on China’s supply of crucial rare earths, materials that are essential for sophisticated electronic components across a range of industries.
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they meet to seek a truce in their bruising trade war in Busan, South Korea. IMAGES
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – Motorcade carrying Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Gyeongju to attend APEC summit after talks with US President Donald Trump focusing on their trade war wrapped up in under two hours in Busan. IMAGES
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump boards his plane after talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base in South Korea’s Busan. IMAGES
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands after holding talks in South Korea. IMAGES
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. IMAGES
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – An Air China Plane carrying Chinese President Xi lands in South Korea ahead of a closely watched meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump. IMAGES
Geer (AFP) – In Belgium, trucks haul away heavy harvests of potatoes while farmers count their losses. Prices for industrial potatoes have sunk far below production costs, squeezed by energy hikes and weak demand for Europe’s famous fries.
(AFP) – Ferocious winds and torrential rain hit Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record. Cubans waded through flooded houses, and authorities in Haiti reported 10 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica.
Paris (AFP) – France joins calls for the truce in Gaza to be restored “as soon as possible,” following deadly overnight Israeli air strikes. “The ceasefire is under threat,” says French government spokesperson Maud Bregeon, quoting Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Israel has accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire that started on October 10 by not returning the bodies of dead hostages fast enough and killing an Israeli soldier.
