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1. Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica

   Authorities report at least 30 people have been killed in Haiti and 19 in Jamaica as a result of the devastating storm.

2. Trump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans

   The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.

3. How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past

   Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

4. Russia's new nuclear weapons - real threat or Putin bluster?

   This week alone, the Russian president unveiled two nuclear-capable weapons - but their value may be more symbolic than military.

5. 'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC

   Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.