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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires

  The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia

  Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  US ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump

  Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Mourners killed by Kenya police at ex-PM's national farewell not part of violence, BBC finds

  After analysing 1,500 videos and images of the Raila Odinga memorial, Africa Eye finds that those killed were far from the scuffles.

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• DER SPIEGEL - International2026-10-11✓ Read

  Three Years of the Gaza War through the Eyes of Soldiers: "The Rule Was: 'Shoot Everyone You See'"

  More than 70,000 killed; even more wounded; destruction without end: Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.”

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Poland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM Tusk

  Police received credible information about possible attacks against Donald Tusk and his defence minister.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Poland stabbings driven by online glorification of violence, Tusk says

  The PM was speaking after violent attacks at Polish schools this week left one dead and others injured.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning

  It is the third time this week that Ukraine has targeted Russian tech giant Yandex, forcing the company to suspend its operations.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

  The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

  The 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".

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• BBC News2026-10-11✓ Read

  Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal

  A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.

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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  India: Why have ‘cockroach’ protesters been detained in Delhi

  Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.

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• The Markup2026-10-10✓ Read

  What it takes for voters to be resilience against AI misinformation

  A conversation with political scientist Thessalia Merivaki

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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?

  The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.

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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  Nord Stream trial: How German police followed the evidence - to Ukraine

  After four years, a Ukrainian man is set to stand trial in Hamburg accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  BBC breaks down video of the aftermath of New York City ICE shooting

  The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet

  Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

  Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

  The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Fort Hood survivor supports gunman’s execution by firing squad but questions livestream

  Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC he wants Nidal Hasan to look him in the eye when the military firing squad pulls the trigger.

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