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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to US election offices

  A number of states have confirmed they were targeted by the mailings, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record

  The dream rock band called Fathom travelled roughly 700km across Australia by car, helicopter and plane to play nine shows in 12 hours.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  What does Starlink have to do with the Ukraine-Russia war?

  Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Houthi missile attack on Yemeni presidential palace kills two, minister says

  Yemen's information minister says the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Maduro pleads not guilty to additional charges in New York

  "I reject this document entirely," Maduro said in court, responding to newly added torture-related charges.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan and row with Turkey

  Protests have taken place over the rules which have seen pupils wearing hijabs turned away from schools.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Watch: ‘Cracking’ heard before Pakistan school roof collapse

  Our Urdu correspondent reports from the scene in Peshawar, north west Pakistan, where emergency services have been responding to the incident.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Hole in Neanderthal shoulder bone linked to ancient wooden spear

  A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad

  Trump said some would “rather not watch” the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  At least 27 pupils and teacher killed after Pakistan school roof collapses

  Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Seven crew missing after drone attack leaves tanker ablaze off Romania’s coast

  A search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after the latest attack in the area.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Obama says drift towards extremism 'not inevitable'

  More than 12,000 people filled a major venue in the city to hear the former US president's take on the challenges the world is facing. .

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky says

  Russia reports a Ukrainian strike on an oil refinery on Thursday, after Ukraine's president says a pause is over following fresh Russian attacks.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says

  Residents have been told to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Brazil’s Congress approves shorter working week in win for Lula

  Lula's supporters hope the measure will boost his popularity ahead of a presidential run-off in 10 days.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Actor Imran Khan ordered to leave India after participating in protest

  The Bollywood actor had been detained and released while participating in a protest in Mumbai on 10 October.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Indian woman and boyfriend get death sentence in 'blue drum' murder case

  The body was recovered from a large blue plastic storage container - locally called a drum.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay

  China is the North's largest trading partner and a lifeline against the sanctions Pyongyang faces.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds

  BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Australian woman charged with lacing colleague’s curry with snail poison

  The alleged victim, who was in a relationship with the woman, had spotted bright green pellets in the meal.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Watch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia’s Kalimantan region

  Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  White House defends new press secretary Katie Zacharia over her legal credentials

  Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.

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• BBC News2026-10-15✓ Read

  Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel livestream execution

  Livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan "will taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it," 72 former officers said in a letter.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats

  Can Nepal bring the two regional giants together to confront a shared climate threat in the Himalayas?

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections

  Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  How a Chinese-made toy gets to a US retailer

  With Christmas on the horizon, we trace children's toys from factories in China to US shelves.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Brooklyn novelty shop reeling from ‘surreal’ row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird

  Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Student protesters attack government buildings in Tirana

  Buildings are set on fire as demonstrations from thousands of students who want better university conditions and job prospects spiral into violence.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?

  It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high-speed internet to forces across the country.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try

  New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament today to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support

  The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Kenya confirms second Ebola case - a relative of the first victim

  It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  'It's rough out here': Americans struggle with rising inflation

  US inflation continues to rise, and this month the jump was above forecasts. Here's how some are surviving.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer

  Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022

  The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Container ship hit by projectile sinks in Strait of Hormuz, Singapore says

  All 21 sailors on the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride were evacuated safely after it was hit by an projectile on Tuesday, maritime authorities say.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Pope walking and recovering ‘as expected’ after surgery, doctors say

  The 71-year-old Pope was diagnosed with lung cancer after the 90-minute procedure on Tuesday.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Republic of Ireland: Public sector strike begins

  It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections

  The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Are the European Women's World Cup play-offs working?

  The ease in which England saw off Greece in round one of the Women's World Cup qualifying play-offs showed just how inefficient the structure currently is.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  What we know about Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis

  The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  Watch: Hong Kong displays Van Gogh painting not seen publicly in 60 years

  Châtaigniers en fleurs, also known as Chestnut Trees in Blossom, is expected to receive record bids at auction this weekend.

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• BBC News2026-10-14✓ Read

  What we know about the deadly Six Flags rollercoaster incident in Georgia

  Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died on Monday after police say he was ejected from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines

  Four years after the attacks, Serhii Kuznetsov appears in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia’s gas pipelines to Germany.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Witnesses recount moment man fell out of Six Flags rollercoaster

  One person has died and others were injured after an incident on a rollercoaster at an amusement park in the US state of Georgia.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  Striking images including an urban coyote and an elephant carrying a dead calf are among this year's winners.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Paid companionship grows as loneliness rises in China

  As loneliness grows in China, a new industry is emerging to provide companionship and support.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Who's to blame for the toxic smog choking South East Asia?

  Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Why the lonely in China are hiring ‘temporary children’

  A new industry being dubbed the “loneliness economy” has emerged in China, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Saudi employee charged with planting recording device at OpenAI office

  Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Inside Katie Zacharia's very brief White House briefing

  The BBC's Sarah Smith was in the room and describes Zacharia's performance and the moment she broke news about Kimberly Guilfoyle being asked to resign.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots?

  Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.

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• BBC News2026-10-13✓ Read

  Watch: Emergency calls from botched Christa Pike execution released

  A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.

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• BBC News2026-10-12✓ Read

  The island where locals say data centres are taking their water

  "Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months," a local tells the BBC.

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• BBC News2026-10-12✓ Read

  Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34

  The actor, who played the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series, dies aged 34.

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• BBC News2026-10-12✓ Read

  Watch: What could Trump’s energy ceasefire mean for Ukraine?

  The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv, where Ukrainians face another winter with electricity outages.

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• BBC News2026-10-12✓ Read

  Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth

  Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.

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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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• 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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• 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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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Meet India's feisty Gen Z protester who is taking on Modi

  Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Christa Pike has 'profound' health turnaround after botched execution, lawyers say

  Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire breaks silence to BBC

  Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  ​​USS Lincoln docks in San Diego after 10-month mission

  The US aircraft carrier was set to return in May but the war with Iran has kept it at sea on one of the longest deployments ever.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design

  The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?

  The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile

  The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  ‘Every day there is killing’: Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls

  Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear

  The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Eritrean troops move deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents tell BBC

  Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope

  Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.

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• BBC News2026-10-06✓ Read

  France: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas

  Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils.

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• BBC News2026-10-06✓ Read

  Drinking and consent - Cornell rape allegations expose ‘loopholes’ in laws

  The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged victims.

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