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Saturday, November 14, 2026 12:00 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Copper wire upgrade work caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary says - Sean Duffy has previously warned the ripple effect caused by Friday night's four-hour ground stop could last for days.

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Second catch attempt for SpaceX Starship rocket -- The attempt follows an unsuccessful effort to catch of the rocket's booster which instead came down in the ocean. -- Science & Environment

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US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says -- The Ukrainian president says US envoys touted the exchange as part of efforts to end the war with Russia.

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Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos -- The social media giant is accused of not informing about 20 million users it had access to their photos.

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Nigeria cautions against travel via Ethiopia's main airport due to altitude -- The foreign ministry in Abuja says 6 Nigerians with underlying health problems have died this year while transiting through Addis Ababa.

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Hungarian authorities uncover $20m during probe of Orbán-era minister -- Prime Minister Péter Magyar promised a sweeping anti-corruption drive after ousting Orbán in April.

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'Miracle on Mississippi' - All passengers rescued after New Orleans cruise ship collision -- The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.

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Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage -- Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.

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Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine -- The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.

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Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague -- Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick's commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.

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'We'll get home one day' - US travellers impacted by nationwide ground stop -- Passengers throughout the country were impacted over what the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) describes as "safety and communication issues".

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Watch: Cruise ship overturns after collision with tanker in New Orleans -- Around 130 people were rescued from a cruise ship after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.

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Watch: Divers explore US ship sunk off Florida coast to create new reef -- The ship was intentionally sunk off the coast of Florida in order to create the world's largest artificial ocean reef.

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Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia? -- The world's biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

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Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand -- BBC's Bernd Debusmann breaks down why Defence Secretary Hegseth's group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind its strict rules of conduct.

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Jojo the gorilla has spent his life alone. Can he finally find a companion? Jojo was poached as an infant and grew up in captivity. His keepers want to find him a friend - but it's not straightforward. 17 hrs ago - Africa

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Arrested generals and a threatened VP: President's son fuels Ugandan succession fever -- The 52-year-old general's provocative posts and military threats have fuelled rumours of a dynastic succession.

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Eurovision is finally coming to Asia - meet the stars gearing up to take the stage -- On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.

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After a summer win, India's Gen Z protesters face a winter of uncertainty -- A new wave of youth dissent swept India this summer, fuelled by frustration and irreverent online satire.

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How the Jensen Huang scandal created a headache for business-friendly Singapore -- The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.

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Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says -- Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.

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What we know about the US ground stop and what to do if your flight is affected -- US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack.

7 hours ago

Body found on French beach after attempted Channel crossing -- The man was found after authorities stopped and overloaded dinghy leaving the beach overnight.

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US grounds all flights for hours over tech issues, prompting travel chaos -- Officials blame "antiquated equipment" as longest ground stop since 9/11 is expected to have knock-on effects for days.

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