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Saturday, November 07, 2026 1:14 AM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Polls close in New Zealand election with results expected to be tight - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is seeking a second term, as housing and economy dominate voter concerns.

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This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed - Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez. 5 hrs ago - Health

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Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court after arrest on charge relating to child sex abuse material - The 82-year-old was arrested in Florida this morning after FBI searches of two Los Angeles-area storage units - he has previously denied allegations.

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New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines -- No link has been established between the threats against the airlines and those against the media outlets.

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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested -- Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

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AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values -- Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.

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Four midterms takeaways for 2028 White House race -- The buzz about the presidential election is already under way - here's what we learned this week.

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Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say -- One child and one young adult were killed in the crash, local authorities say, with more injured.

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people -- Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".

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Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster -- Prosecutors begin investigating EU funds meant for upgrading the Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people.

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Judge blocks construction of Trump's massive arch after federal agency approval -- The Trump administration had hoped the construction of the 250-foot arch could begin as early as this week.

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Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats -- Scores of flights across Europe have received bomb threats this week, but no explosives have been found so far.

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Watch: Is it the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck? -- The car company's CEO Elon Musk has said production will halt in Texas, to focus on the firm's self-driving Cybercabs.

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Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control -- BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week.

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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 young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu - For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking. 5 hrs ago - Africa

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How America turned away from Trump - Nine charts that explain the Democrats' landslide midterms victory – and where it leaves the president.

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US midterm results spark fears in Israel over future of two countries' ties -- Staunch US support of Israel has been raised as one of the reasons why Republicans performed so badly.

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The new policy, which comes after a Democratic sweep of the state, will limit the people it will inform the immigration agency about to those who have been arrested for jailable offences.

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Friday's resolution by academic staff is largely symbolic as they do not have the power to remove those in charge of the university.

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The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.

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The BBC's Will Grant breaks down the president's decision to replace his chief of staff just days after the Republican Party's historic midterm election defeat.

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The attack happened last month at the family home on the outskirts of Waterford in the Republic of Ireland.

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Miller, considered the architect of Trump's hard-line immigration policy, will move into the role on Monday.

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If Democrat Scott Colom wins the race, he could become the first black US senator elected in Mississippi since 1875.

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The newest residents of Zoo Atlanta are on loan from China as part of a six-year agreement.

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