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Thursday, November 05, 2026 12:15 PM ET

BBC News - World

Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns -- The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him. -- Latin America

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LIVE - Bomb hoaxes across Europe disrupt flights as two UK airports also receive threats - At least 21 flights have been affected on Thursday, following similar disruption on Tuesday. Some flights were escorted by military jets and diverted.

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LIVE - Democrats outline aims for Congress after midterm wins, as Trump weighs in on knife-edge Alaska vote - Hakeem Jeffries, likely to be the next Speaker of the House, said his party would take on what he called the "Trump Cartel". The president said he is open to working with Democrats in Congress.

2 hours ago

Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza? -- The chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was "offensive to his culture".

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The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules -- The widow of ER creator Michael Crichton argues The Pitt is effectively a reboot of the 1990s series.

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Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war -- The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. -- US & Canada

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Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say -- Det Supt Andy Furphy said he hoped other potential victims would gain "courage" and "confidence" from the guilty verdicts.

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Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years -- Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

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Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever' -- Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.

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Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome -- Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.

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India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics -- Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.

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Watch: How rapist Brand was never far from controversy -- BBC correspondent Sima Kotecha explains how the trial unfolded.

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'I'm not a quitter': Kim Kardashian on retaking the bar exam -- The All's Fair star tells the BBC she has not given up, but will be "more quiet" about her journey to become a lawyer.

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Film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood -- The film star plays the leading role in a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana.

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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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Would you take a test to see if your life will be cut short? I did - and it changed me - Laura Sides faced a dilemma of whether to find out if she would inherit her father's condition. 17 hrs ago - Health

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What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress -- Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power. -- US & Canada

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ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline -- As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get. -- Africa

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A bitter end for Ronaldo - the icon who transformed Portugal -- As Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football, Guillem Balague looks at why and what is next for the Portugal legend.

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Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau -- The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

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Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week -- At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat".

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How America voted in maps and charts -- See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections.

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France holds new strikes and protests as unions demand immediate answers -- Five of France's unions join a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.

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Six dead and others injured in fire at New York City building -- The cause of the blaze is not yet clear, after 230 fire and emergency medical personnel went to the scene.

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Melania Trump hosting Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the White House -- On Wednesday, Ukraine gave Melania Trump an award for her "significant personal contribution to humanitarian support".

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Kenyan pharmacists warn against viral craze of using allergy drug for vaginal tightening -- Women who have already tried inserting the tablets are advised to stop and seek medical attention if needed.

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Four investigations Democrats could launch after winning control of Congress -- Democrats promised a wave of probes into the Trump administration if they won back the House.

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