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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiavone. Hurricane Melissa is now a category four storm as it heads toward Jamaica. At least three people in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic have died from the effects of the storm. NPR's Ava Poucatch reports Melissa has maximum sustained winds of 145 miles an hour. Jamaican officials have been urging residents to prepare for Melissa and seek shelter before it reaches the coast of the island. Daryl Vaz, Jamaica's minister for power energy telecommunications and transport, says now is not a time for riffs and disagreements. Every single Jamaican has a part to play between now, during, and after.

We do it collectively, in unity, and in harmony, we will recover better and quicker. Jamaica's two main airports had closed Sunday ahead of the storm. The National Hurricane Center says the island could see 15 to 30 inches of rain. Eva Pukatch and PR News. President Trump is wrapping up the first stop of his week-long visit to the Indo-Pacific region using a trip that began with his participating in the Association of Southeast Asian, nation summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Trade is a major focus of the first trip of his second presidential term.

NPR's Deepa Chivaram tells us White House negotiators have been working with Chinese officials to de-escalate mutual trade tensions. He wants a trade deal. Lately, tensions between the U.S. and China like spiked again over trade when China announced they were going to further limit exports on rare earth minerals, which the U.S. really needs for technology, military equipment. Trump said that he could raise tariffs again. on China by November 1st, but the U.S. and China agreed to a framework for a trade deal that was

announced just hours ago, though I will say nothing will be final until they meet. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is saying that a substantial framework is currently in the works and that as a result, the U.S. for now, will not pursue 100 percent tariffs on China as threatened. Russia's top military general says that country has successfully tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile. But as NPR's Nate Rot reports, much about the weapon is not known. The remarks about the missile released by the Kremlin come amidst heightened tensions between Russia and Western countries. And just after the U.S. levied additional sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine. The nuclear-powered missile, which Russia says travel nearly 9,000 miles over 15 hours in its test, is designed to avoid defenses.

Russia has described its range as being unlimited and first announced working on it in 2018. It also says it's capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Many Western experts have warned a nuclear-powered missile could be unreliable, though, and it comes with a high degree of risk. Nate Rot, NPR News. This is NPR News. No jewels have been reportedly recovered from a heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but French media report two people were arrested overnight in connection with the theft.

The Paris prosecutor says one suspect was taken into custody as he was preparing to fly out of the country. A week ago today, four men dressed as workmen made off with historic royal jewels worth more than $100 million. German police say they have busted an international art forgery ring that tried to sell works purportedly by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, and others. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports at least 11 people were in on the scheme. The Khan was led by a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, with the help of 10 accomplices, according to the Bavarian state criminal police office. Investigators say they discovered the fraud when the main suspect tried to sell two artworks supposedly made by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The unnamed ringleader also allegedly tried to sell a copy of a world-famous painting known as the Syndix by the Dutchmaster Rembrandt, even though it's currently held by the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam.

Other forgeries seized by police included phony works by Frida Kahlo, Peter Paul Rubens, and Amadeo Modigliani. Authorities say they confiscated a number of forgeries during a series of raids in Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein earlier this month. Joe Hernandez, NPR News. Los Angeles hosts game three of the World Series tomorrow. The series now tied at one game apiece after the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend. I'm Luis Skiavone, NPR News. Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees.

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