This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 28th of October, these are our main stories.
Hurricane Melissa has intensified into the strongest possible storm category,
with winds of nearly 300 kilometers an hour.
President Trump has held talks with Japan's new prime minister,
promising a stronger relationship than ever before.
Also in this podcast, concern after Russia says it's tested a new nuclear-powered missile.
We are entering very dangerous territory.
We are very rapidly entering this new Cold War nuclear arms race dynamic that nobody wants and nobody really understands where it's going to end.
And we find out the real reason for the dawn course.
Viewed from space,
Jamaica and much of the southern part of the Caribbean is covered in a vast swirling mass of cloud.
At ground level, Hurricane Melissa is causing havoc and destruction,
with winds of up to 300 kilometers an hour.
At the time of recording this podcast,
the hurricane is bearing down on Jamaica and due to make landfall imminently.
Meteorologists are warning that torrential rain will batter the island as well.
And because the storm is moving very slowly,
it's likely to cause widespread damage, severe floods and landslides.
It is now confirmed as the world's strongest storm of the year.