Trump rips 'good-looking people' during Japanese naval base speech

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Trump rips 'good-looking' people in strange rant at Japanese naval base, truck of 'aggressive' monkeys overturns in Mississippi with one on the loose, and Hurricane Melissa smashes into Jamaica with 'life-threatening' power.

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1 | Trump rips 'good-looking people' in oddball rant at Japan naval base

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2 |Truck hauling 'aggressive' monkeys overturns in Mississippi, at least one on the loose

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3 | Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with life-threatening storm surge as Cubans warned to seek shelter

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As one of the most powerful storms on record makes landfall in Jamaica, Annie Paul files a dispatch from the country's capital, where trees have crushed cars and exploding electricity transformers can be heard all around her.

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