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You’re watching Path to the Presidency with Caitríona, Sumi and Katty – a weekly discussion about the 2024 US election with the BBC’s official election night anchors. This week the trio share the key moments they will be looking out for on election night. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com …
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Voting for the first time in any election can be a big deal, but could this one be the biggest?BBC Americast have spoken to three first time voters to see what needs to be done for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to win their vote.Also discussed is how the candidates have used social media to help influence younger voters.Subscribe here: http://bit.…
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At least 205 people have died following heavy flooding in Spain, authorities say, as rescue efforts continue In the Valencia region, at least 202 people have died and a temporary morgue has been set-up in a convention centre, with a local mayor warning many more bodies may yet be found. Two people were also confirmed dead in the Castilla La Mancha …
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Israel has bombed the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time in nearly a week. This comes a day after Benjamin Netanyahu met visiting US officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Lebanon.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Lebanon BBCNe…
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US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been campaigning in the southernmost states of America. Harris promised to "fight for working people” and for women’s rights, while Trump repeated false election fraud claims during an on-stage interview with Tucker Carlson in Arizona. More than 65 million people have already cast their…
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The United Nations have said children in Gaza are "paying the price for a war they did not start", adding that more one million will need mental health support. According to Unicef - the United Nations children’s agency -14,000 children have been reportedly killed in the war with Israel. Many children have been displaced after their families follow…
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At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors. "Right now the most important thing is to save as many lives as possible," Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told victims in a visit to affected communities. But in some of the towns worst-hit in Tuesday night's floods, people were …
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Technology firms are increasingly turning to nuclear sources of energy to supply the electricity used by the huge data centres that drive artificial intelligence (AI). Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.Microsoft and Amazon have …
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Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say - the deadliest such strikes in months. Hezbollah said it had fired barrages of rockets towards the Krayot area north of Haifa and at Israeli forces south of the Lebanese town of Khiam, which is across the border from Metula. An Israeli farmer and fou…
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Warning: This report contains disturbing images Drones have been used extensively by both Ukrainian and Russian militiaries, changing the way war is being fought. But the BBC has heard eyewitness testimony and seen credible evidence that suggests Russia is also using drones against civilians in the front-line city of Kherson. Ukraine says that in j…
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At least 158 people are now known to have died after flash floods hit parts of Spain, particularly devastating communities in Valencia. Almost all the deaths - 155 - have been recorded in the region, with two more in Castilla-La Mancha and another, a British man, in Andalusia. Emergency teams are continuing to search for those missing and hundreds …
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North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew for 86 minutes - the longest flight recorded yet - before falling into waters off its east, South Korea and Japan said. The ICBM launch violated UN curbs and came at a time of deteriorating relations between the two Koreas. Seoul's defence ministry said the test was intended to…
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At least 95 have been confirmed dead and dozens are missing after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia in Spain and beyond. Rescue efforts are continuing as the country endures its worst flooding disaster in decades, with the Spanish government saying the death toll is feared to climb. Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash floods …
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At least 72 people have died in the south-east of Spain, where flash flooding has caused “enormous destruction”. Rescue teams are working to find those feared missing, but damage to infrastructure has made some communities hard to access. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised residents in affected areas that they would not be abandoned, and…
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Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid "thousands of dollars" by the social media site. The BBC identified networks of dozens of accounts that re-share each other's content multiple times a day to boost their reach, and…
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China is celebrating what it calls a "complete success" after sending its youngest-ever astronauts to the Tiangong space station. The BBC was given rare access to the Jiuquan Satellite launch centre in Gansu and were just over a kilometre away when Shenzhou 19 blasted off.The launch is also the latest success in the fast-paced development of China'…
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Spain's King, Felipe VI, has said he is "devastated" by the deadly flash floods which have swept across the country. At least 51 people have been killed with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warning victims that conditions are still dangerous and should take care when navigating areas which have been badly hit. A town near Valencia saw more tha…
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Footage has emerged of US President Joe Biden appearing to call Donald Trump supporters “garbage”. The White House said Biden was "referring to hateful rhetoric used against Puerto Ricans”, but Republicans and Trump's campaign have condemned the president. The comments came shortly after Kamala Harris urged voters to "turn the page on the drama and…
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The Hamas-run health health ministry in Gaza says at least 93 Palestinians are killed or missing, following an Israeli attack on a residential building in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.It says a number of people are still under the rubble, with ambulances and rescue services unable to reach them.Gaza's civil defence agency says the number of people k…
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At least 51 people are known to have died after torrential rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Spain, authorities have said. Local officials in Valencia say it is "impossible" to put a final figure on the number of people who have died. Much of the country has been badly hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, triggering rapid flooding across multi…
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A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of racism. The comic, Tony Hinchcliffe, was among the speakers at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. He also made a series of jokes that leant on racist stereotypes. A Trump adviser distanc…
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A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered.The unknown waltz was unearthed in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.The rare manuscript - dated between 1830 and 1835 - was discovered by curator Robinson McClellan while he was cataloguing new collections.He then worked with a leadi…
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The polls in the US election are incredibly tight, but if Donald Trump loses there are concerns that he will refuse to accept the results, as he did in 2020. In 2020, Trump repeatedly - and falsely - claimed the election had been stolen, with his allies launching multiple legal challenges. On 6 January, some of his supporters stormed the US Capitol…
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Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought online.The BBC found more than 100 examples of people trying to buy prescription medicines such as diazepam - commonly used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures - and instead receiving products containing nitazenes.The synthetic opioid drug…
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Israel's allies have condemned a vote in the Israeli parliament banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa from working within the country.The laws bar Unrwa from operating in Israel and annexed East Jerusalem and severely curtail its ability to work in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said: "We co…
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North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are operating in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian troops have a foothold, Nato has said for the first time.Nato chief Mark Rutte said the deployment represented a "significant escalation" and a "dangerous expansion" of Russia's war in Ukraine.Last week, President Vladimir Putin refused to …
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Global efforts to tackle climate change are wildly off track, the UN has said, as new data shows that warming gases are accumulating faster than at any time in human existence.The update came as a separate report showed that greenhouse gases have risen by over 11% in the last two decades, with atmospheric concentrations surging in 2023.Researchers …
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Satellite images have shown damage to a number of military sites in Iran from Israeli strikes over the weekend. They include strikes on sites experts said were used for missile production and air defence, including one previously linked to Iran's nuclear programme. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the attack should not be "exaggerated or dow…
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A prolific Vietnamese people smuggler, who entered the UK illegally this year in a small boat, has told the BBC he forges visa documents for other Vietnamese who plan to make the same crossing.The man, who we are calling Thanh, is now claiming UK asylum and told us he has spent almost 20 years - his entire adult life - in the smuggling industry.He …
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The US presidential election is just over a week away - and both candidates are making a final push for votes. Republican candidate Donald Trump held a rally in his home state of New York, with thousands gathering at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan for one of the highest profile events in his campaign. Guests included billionaire Elon Musk and T…
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The coalition led by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result in over a decade.The LDP and its much smaller coalition partner Komeito have taken 215 seats together, falling short of the 233-seat majority needed to govern. The party's new leader Shigeru Ishiba said there are no plans to expa…
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The transnational trade in modern ivory is banned in a bid to protect elephants - but the trade of ancient mammoth tusks is not. However, telling the difference between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth ivory has proven to be a real problem for border security.But now, lasers could the solution.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more n…
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A speech by Israel’s prime minister has been interrupted at a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Israel's air strikes should not be ‘downplayed nor exaggerated’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the attack was "strong, precise and achieved all its objectives". Elsewhere, the …
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In his first BBC interview since standing down as chief of the general staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders has shared his views on whether peace with Russia is possible. The ex-British Army chief has told Ukrainecast that he believes the world is more dangerous than it was during the Cold War.Listen to the full interview here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/…
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People who wear glasses, no matter where they're from, can often share the same problem - fogged up lenses. There have been many attempts to solve this issue, including sprays and lens cloths. But thanks to new tech, there may be a more permanent solution.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/n…
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Israel has launched air strikes on Iran, with blasts heard in the capital Tehran. Israel's military says the strikes were on Iranian military targets and all its planes have returned safely. Military bases in the west and south west of the Iranian capital were targeted, according to an Iranian news agency, but Iranian state media is so far denying …
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In a phone call following the 2020 election, Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Secretary of State to "find 11,780 votes" – a move which along with other alleged efforts to overturn the result led to criminal charges against Trump and some of his allies. Sarah’s there, and she’s been hearing about legal cases over who can and can’t vote, as well as f…
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You’re watching Path to the Presidency with Caitríona, Sumi and Katty – a weekly discussion about the 2024 US election with the BBC’s official election night anchors. In this episode, the trio unpack whether one candidate in the US presidential election is in the lead - or if it’s too close to call. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more ne…
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A man from Northern Ireland has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years in jail for the extreme online sexual abuse of children and the manslaughter of a 12-year-old girl.Alexander McCartney, 26, from County Armagh, admitted 185 charges - including more than 50 blackmail offences.Now one of the world's most prolific online child abuse…
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A video of the immediate aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, which had been turned into a shelter for displaced civilians, emerged this week.Footage filmed by a paramedic, the first on the scene, shows the grief, pain and panic in the minutes after the explosion.BBC journalists have found the paramedic and spoken …
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Mini the long-tailed macaque was rescued after a BBC Eye investigation exposed a global online monkey torture ring.She was taken from the forest after her mother was killed. Her owner then tortured her and filmed it for sadistic customers mainly in the US and the UK, before she was rescued.After two years of rehabilitation at a sanctuary run by the…
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Evidence of how Germany is being used to store small boats before they are used by migrants to cross the English Channel has been uncovered by a BBC investigation. During covert filming, two smugglers revealed how boats were being stored in secret warehouses in the city of Essen. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and fea…
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King Charles has told Commonwealth leaders "none of us can change the past" at a summit in Samoa, indirectly addressing the country's history of slave trade and the discussion around potential reparations. But leaders could commit to learning from history and "finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure," he told the Commonwealth Heads …
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Are there too many Call of Duty games and could Black Ops 6's release change the future of gaming? Call of Duty YouTubers BennyCentral and OllMS have sat down with BBC Newsbeat to discuss the latest release in the CoD franchise and if its release on Xbox Game Pass could spell out the future for gaming as we know it. Benny and Olly also discuss who'…
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Images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), are one of the emerging disinformation trends ahead of the US presidential election in November. Humans should be worried about the threat posed by AI, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said earlier this year. Gates has privately said he donated about $50 million to a pro-Harris super-PAC, according to r…
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Without action the world could warm by a massive 3.1C this century, the UN has said in a new report. The UN Emissions Gap report indicates that if only “current policies” are implemented the world could warm by up to 3.1C. This would be “catastrophic” for the world according to the UN, leading to dramatic increases in extreme weather events includi…
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The Turkish government has said at least five people were killed after an attack on aerospace company - TAI - which manufactures drones and jets for the military near Ankara.Turkey has said it was a terrorist attack - and launched strikes on armed separatist group the PKK in response.Footage from the attack shows two heavily armed people arriving a…
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