Exodus! Thousands try to flee the Bahamas after Dorian's devastation leaves nearly 100,000 homeless with fears the death toll could to rise into the Thousands while the stench of death fills the streets as locals say 'only animals can live here'. Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort. 'It's chaos here,' said Gee Rolle, a 44-year-old construction worker who waited with his wife for a boat that could take them to the capital, Nassau. 'The government is trying their best, but at the same time, I don't think they're doing a good enough job to evacuate the people. It ain't livable for nobody. Only animals can live here.' 😱

Protesters in Hong Kong used lasers to confuse riot police who launched tear gas to disperse crowds as violence escalated in another night of chaos. Anti-government activists resisted officers and lit bonfires on Saturday, after being stopped from reaching the airport earlier in the day during a security crack down. It comes as police ignored German Chancellor Merkel renewed pleas for a peaceful solution to the political turmoil during her trip to Beijing, calling for the 'violence' not to end in 'catastrophe'. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed a three-day visit Merkel had planned to use to strengthen ties between Chinese markets and German businesses suffering a slowdown at home. #HK

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he cancelled peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban leaders after the insurgent group said it was behind an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people.