Hurricane Melissa caused havoc in Jamaica as the Caribbean nation faced the strongest storm in its modern history, and is set to devastate Cuba. Melissa made landfall on Jamaica's coastline with winds of more than 185 miles per hour. A Meteorological Service of Jamaica official had warned conditions would get "significantly worse", and the US National Hurricane Center predicted "catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surges".

Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has become the newest member of ASEAN at the 47th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur. Timor-Leste has become the newest member of ASEAN. - Picture from Wikipedia Timor-Leste was ruled for three centuries by Portugal, which abruptly withdrew from its colony in 1975, paving the way for annexation and an at-times bloody occupation by its neighbour, Indonesia, before it won full independence in 2002 under the auspices of the United Nations.

The Amazing Race 38's latest episode in Dubrovnik, Croatia, delivered especially with the drama over the Double U-Turn, with both teams surviving the U-Turn. Izzy & Paige and Kristine & Rubina survived, while sisters Hannah & Simone were eliminated. It was a good episode, and the only thing missing was flight drama, which is sadly not often present in modern-day episodes.

FC Bayern 4-0 Club Brugge (Goalscorers: Lennart Karl 5th minute, Harry Kane 14th minute, Luis Diaz 34th minute & Nicholas Jackson 79th minute (FC Bayern) There are reportedly calls for FC Bayern's striker Harry Kane to finally win the Ballon d'Or, football's most prestigious individual trophy. This comes amid the 32-year-old Englishman's form, which has seen him score 20 in 12 club games in all competitions, the latest a goal in Bayern's…

There is a Singapore link to the recent multi-billion-dollar scam out of Cambodia, with the Monetary Association of Singapore now investigating. The MAS told Bloomberg News that “we are looking into whether there have been any breaches of MAS’ requirements in relation to this case.” Regulators in Singapore are left piecing together how Chen managed to weave a billion-dollar empire of crypto scams, property deals, and tax incentives into a network that touched some of the city’s most reputable institutions without being stopped.

The Amazing Race 38’s visit to Budapest, Hungary, was surprisingly good, although it was marred by racist trouble from taxi drivers. Jas & Jag had problems with taxi drivers in Budapest, Hungary, with the drivers refusing to take them, perhaps due to their turbans. – Video Screenshot I also learned something new from this leg, mainly that the famous Harry Houdini was born…

Israelis and Palestinians have celebrated as a major hostage and prisoner exchange on Monday marked a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza. Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump landed in Israel minutes after the first hostages were reunited with their families, and in a speech to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, declared a "historic dawn in a new Middle East".

Luton Town have reached the Premier League by winning the EFL Championship Playoffs. – Picture from Luton Town/Facebook Luton Town FC are one of the English League’s few Cinderella stor…

Singapore 1-1 India (Goalscorers: Ikhsan Fandi 45th minute (Singapore) & Rahim Ali 90th minute (India) Singapore could rue the many mistakes made in a crucial Asian Cup qualifier against India after conceding a late goal that cost them a vital victory. India substitute Rahim Ali profited from Jordan Emaviwe’s loose back pass to equalise in the 90th minute. Singapore had looked like they were in control after Ikhsan Fandi's goal and India's Sandesh Jhingan's dismissal.

The Amazing Race's first visit to the Czech countryside was a bit of a letdown, mainly due to the linear nature of the leg and the tasks. At least this time, we had a different winner with Natalie & Stephanie finishing first and winning a cash prize of US$2,500. Megan & Matt got too far behind after falling behind due to poor navigation skills and were given a field elimination.