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Ukraine's power network suffers further damage after fresh Russian strikes bbc.in/4eFajpB
Ukraine's power network suffers further damage after fresh Russian strikes

Ukraine's power network suffers further damage after fresh Russian strikes

President Volodymyr Zelensky said 12 of Ukraine's regions came under attack with the capital hit hardest as Kyiv's pose stations and transmission lines were targeted

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Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE bbc.in/4iDzvO3
Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE

Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE

There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.

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Texas mayor instructs police to limit cooperation with ICE bbc.in/4BNmcDv
Texas mayor instructs police to limit cooperation with ICE

Texas mayor instructs police to limit cooperation with ICE

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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New Zealand heads to polls bbc.in/4zwNHzI
New Zealand election 2026: Live updates

New Zealand election 2026: Live updates

New Zealand voters are going to the polls to elect a new goverment and prime minister.

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The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu bbc.in/4iKwWtR
Mogadishu tourism: The young Somali woman changing how the world sees her city

Mogadishu tourism: The young Somali woman changing how the world sees her city

For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.

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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested bbc.in/4839WBm
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested

Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

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With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle bbc.in/4iFaKkG
With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle

With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle

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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An Indian film that nobody would release is finally a hit - 18 awards later bbc.in/4zq7sZM
Pyre: Indian film on elderly couple's love and loneliness won 18 awards - now it's wowing audiences

Pyre: Indian film on elderly couple's love and loneliness won 18 awards - now it's wowing audiences

Extraordinary scenes of audiences crying leaving theatres after watching the film have been shared on social media.

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Cornell faculty pass no confidence vote over leadership's handling of Jane Doe allegations bbc.in/3VaWsR6
Cornell faculty pass no confidence vote over leadership's handling of Jane Doe allegations

Cornell faculty pass no confidence vote over leadership's handling of Jane Doe allegations

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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Razor-tight Mississippi Senate race sparks ballot battle - could there be a recount? bbc.in/4j2TAPm
US midterms: What are the recount rules in tight Mississippi race?

US midterms: What are the recount rules in tight Mississippi race?

Lawyers for both campaigns in Mississippi's US Senate race are preparing for a possible legal battle as the close count continues.

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Child, 6, dies weeks after Waterford arson attack bbc.in/3Uz30Ja
Waterford: Child, 6, dies weeks after arson attack on family home

Waterford: Child, 6, dies weeks after arson attack on family home

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

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Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court over child sex abuse material bbc.in/4BO1vY8
Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court over child sex abuse material

Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court over child sex abuse material

The 82-year-old was arrested in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.

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Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster bbc.in/4yXXbCZ
Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster

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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Dozens of Democrats eyeing 2028 presidential run, says former Obama aide bbc.in/4sJplAh
Dozens of Democrats eyeing 2028 presidential run, says former Obama aide

Dozens of Democrats eyeing 2028 presidential run, says former Obama aide

Jim Messina tells the BBC that after Democrats' midterm victories he's talked to "over two dozen campaigns", with some already hiring staff.

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Four midterms takeaways for 2028 White House race bbc.in/4j2cEx2
Four midterms takeaways for 2028 White House race

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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Meghan's father Thomas Markle arrested over alleged possession of child sex abuse material, sources tell CBS News bbc.in/4sIayWm
Meghan's father Thomas Markle arrested over allegations he possessed child sex abuse material

Meghan's father Thomas Markle arrested over allegations he possessed child sex abuse material

Three sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News the 82-year-old has been arrested - he has previously denied the allegations.

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US midterm results spark fears in Israel over future of two countries' ties bbc.in/3Uz10k7
US midterm results spark fears in Israel over future of two countries' ties

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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Wales scraps controversial Uganda tree-planting scheme bbc.in/4eNrQvC
Uganda tree-planting scheme loses Welsh government funding

Uganda tree-planting scheme loses Welsh government funding

Ministers say that budgetary pressures meant "difficult decisions" had to be made.

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Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats bbc.in/4z8nWVE
Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats

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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Turtle returns to sea after 22 years recovering in Irish aquarium bbc.in/4zzxutI
Turtle to return to sea after 22 years at Irish aquarium

Turtle to return to sea after 22 years at Irish aquarium

After two decades in the care of Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium the turtle rescued in 2004 is finally well enough to return to the wild.

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