Israel’s top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister says his government will not allow Turkish troops to take part in a future international peace force in Gaza. The United States has proposed creating a force to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Monday that Israel opposes Turkey’s participation because of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hostility to Israel. The 20-point ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump does not mention which countries would provide troops. Countries that are considering taking part also want more clarity on the force’s mandate.

World’s oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s top court has declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, the winner of the latest election. Clashes with security forces ahead of Monday’s announcement left at least four protesters dead as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible results. Biya is 92 and has led the central African nation since 1982. The Constitutional Council said he received over 53% of votes on Oct. 12 while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got over 35%. Biya has ruled Cameroon longer than many citizens have been alive. Over 70% of the country’s almost 30 million population is below 35.

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica early Tuesday then cross Cuba into the southeastern Bahamas through Wednesday. People were being warned that flooding would be widespread and life-threatening from the heavy rainfall and the storm surge on the southern coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Melissa had 145 mph winds late Sunday. It could reach Category 5 strength Monday with winds greater than 157 mph. Rainfall of 30 inches was forecast in Jamaica. Some places in Haiti and the Dominican Republic could see 40 inches.

Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has won decisive victories in key districts across the country in midterm elections. He clinched a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration. Milei’s governing party won over 40% of votes Sunday to renew almost half of the lower house of Congress, according to media tallies using numbers from electoral authorities. La Libertad Avanza also swept six of the eight provinces in the vote to renew a third of the Senate. The left-leaning populist opposition movement, known as Peronism, had over 31% of the vote — the alliance’s poorest performance in years.