Cyclone Ilsa path

Australia’s most powerful tropical cyclone in eight years lashed its northwest coast with winds gusting to an apparent record of 289 kilometres per hour Friday but skirted larger population centers and resulted in no immediate reports…

A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in 12 years to hit the country, bringing wind gusts of up to 315 kilometres per hour as it crosses the northwest coast, meteorologists said Thursday.…