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Hurricane Beryl to bring dangerous winds and storm surge to windward islands
The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) has confirmed that Beryl is now a hurricane and is expected to intensify rapidly.
“Beryl is now a hurricane and is forecasted to intensify rapidly. It is expected to bring potentially deadly winds and a storm surge to the Windward Islands as a major hurricane. A hurricane warning is already in effect for Barbados,” the NHC reported.
As of yesterday, Beryl was located 1,785 kilometers east-southeast of Barbados and 4,805 kilometers east-southeast of the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It was advancing westward at a speed of just over 30 kilometers per hour.
Authorities indicated that Beryl was generating sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, with gusts reaching up to 85 kilometers per hour.
The NHC’s forecast showed that the tropical system was moving westward along the northern coast of South America, with the projected path showing it east of the coasts of Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Additionally, Beryl could produce sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour. According to the NHC, Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with the average formation date for the first hurricane being August 11.
In light of this weather situation, hurricane warnings have been issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, with a tropical storm warning for Martinique and Tobago.
“Interests in other parts of the Lesser Antilles should closely follow Beryl’s progress. Additional watches and warnings are likely to be required today for parts of the area,” the NHC communicated prior to declaring Beryl a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center has forecasted a very active season this year. U.S. authorities have assessed a 70% probability of having between 17 and 25 named tropical cyclones, of which eight to 13 could become hurricanes.
International
Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
International
Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
International
Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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