Buckley batters Covington as doctor halts bout Joaquin Buckley continues his rise up the welterweight division, rolling to a TKO victory.

Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica After Pummeling 2 Other Islands The island confirmed its first death amid a surge of water, damaging winds and flooding. The storm is barreling toward the Cayman Islands and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.

Deluge Batters U.A.E. and Oman, Killing at Least 19 The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill.

Hurricane Otis Batters Mexico, Defying Forecasts Hurricane Otis defied forecasts when it quickly transformed from a tropical storm into a Category 5 storm and slammed into the coastal city of Acapulco.

Russia Batters Ukraine’s Ability to Export Grain in Black Sea Confrontation Russia held exercises demonstrating its power to sink ships and stop those that try to run its blockade. For Ukrainian food exports to resume, Moscow said, a list of demands must be met.