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If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech? Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges. 23 hrs ago - Technology

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LIVE - Polls open across US as voters decide who will control Congress for rest of Trump's term - Donald Trump's Republican Party currently controls both chambers of Congress - but that could change after today's election.

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US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections -- US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

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Indian tourist killed after two helicopters collide near Everest base camp -- The two aircraft crashed just metres from the ground after trying to land at the same spot.

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Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in 10 countries -- Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.

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LIVE - Seven planes searched after suspected bomb threats across Europe - One flight to Warsaw was diverted, while another in Rome was escorted by a military jet. No explosives have been found.

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Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision -- Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel dies aged 30 after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match.

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Libya's top religious authority rules against wearing Nike clothes -- The US company was named after the Greek goddess of victory, so the Dar al-Ifta said displaying its logo was unIslamic.

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US urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners -- The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.

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Russian bombing kills 31 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says -- Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president calls an "utterly horrific" attack.

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What Florida jet audio and flight data tells us about its final moments -- A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities.

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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack -- Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.

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What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia -- Both Ukraine and Russia say their air raid alert apps were cyber-attacked - Joe Tidy explains what we know so far.

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Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating -- An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.

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Musk pumps $446m into US midterms, as campaign spending set to 'shatter' records -- The 2026 campaign is projected to cost nearly $12bn - BBC Verify looks into where all that money has come from.

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Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache -- Governments in Singapore and Malaysia are split between anxious citizens and an irascible neighbour. -- Asia

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Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital -- At least 38 people are killed in 24 hours and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky warns dozens more could be trapped under rubble.

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Bomb threats target seven flights across Europe -- Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.

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Mining giant joins fight to stop killer toad march across Australia -- Rio Tinto is jointly funding a A$28m "toad containment zoe" to protect the Pilbara region.

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Helicopter collision near Mt Everest captured on camera -- An Indian tourist was killed and two others were injured, officials say, after two helicopters crashed while landing.

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Jet may have broken apart before Florida crash, officials say, as family named among victims -- Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp, and their two children - Emma, four, and Charlie, two - died after the plane nosedived.

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Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal -- The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.

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