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Saturday, October 24, 2026 5:35 AM ET

BBC News - World

How Brazil's changing working class is reshaping the presidential race -- Calls for change present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday. -- Latin America

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Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning -- Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms. -- US & Canada

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France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots -- Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out, as more than 70,000 police officers are to be deployed over some may defy restrictions.

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Father who killed Oregon school gunman describes anguish over children he couldn't save -- Kaylub Giamanco, has been hailed as a hero for killing a teenager who fatally shot three children and a teacher.

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Trump administration sues to block certification of upcoming Alaska election -- The justice department has filed a lawsuit arguing that the inclusion of two candidates named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters.

17 hours ago

Student movement takes Serbia's Vučić to the wire in neck-and-neck election -- The Student List has emerged from almost two years of anti-corruption protests to form the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule.

10 hours ago

Australian MP's condition improves after alleged car attack -- The independent MP is now in a serious but stable condition, according to the Melbourne hospital.

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Minneapolis withdrawal was 'surrender', Trump's ex-border patrol chief tells BBC -- Greg Bovino was the public face of the controversial immigration enforcement operation in the city earlier this year.

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White House says Melania Trump brokered truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster' -- Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

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Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say -- Thirty-four people are also injured in the attack in southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.

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Israeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers shot dead -- The soldiers were killed in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city on Friday morning.

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Who actually controls Ukraine's access to Starlink? -- President Zelensky says limits to the technology continue to affect Ukrainian forces, while US officials and Elon Musk offer conflicting accounts of who controls it.

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Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters -- A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.

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Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong -- The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.

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'It's part of the culture' - New York bans horse-drawn carriages after more than 160 years -- The BBC's Madeline Halpert spoke to city tourists, residents and horse carriage workers about the industry and their opinion on the ban.

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Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm -- Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.

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The rise of AI election ads in US midterms campaign -- BBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.

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Ruins of Limoges city hall a symbol of France divided by national protests -- Younger Limoges residents see the destruction of their town hall as unfortunate collateral damage in a wider movement. For others, the fire was an unacceptable tragedy.

10 hours ago

Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires? -- Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

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Arrest made after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat -- Around 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.

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White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods as midterm elections loom -- From 30 October, tariffs will be eased on some products, including certain machinery, and placed on others, such as carpets.

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Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya -- She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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