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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  BBC breaks down video of the aftermath of New York City ICE shooting

  The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet

  Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he won’t watch it

  The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

  Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

  The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Tornado rips through Sicilian town and city

  Dramatic footage shows huge tornado moving through Marsala and Petrosino, causing damage to buildings and cars.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?

  BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Fort Hood survivor supports gunman’s execution by firing squad but questions livestream

  Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC he wants Nidal Hasan to look him in the eye when the military firing squad pulls the trigger.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?

  We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Meet India's feisty Gen Z protester who is taking on Modi

  Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Christa Pike has 'profound' health turnaround after botched execution, lawyers say

  Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire breaks silence to BBC

  Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  ​​USS Lincoln docks in San Diego after 10-month mission

  The US aircraft carrier was set to return in May but the war with Iran has kept it at sea on one of the longest deployments ever.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design

  The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.

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• DER SPIEGEL - International2026-10-08✓ Read

  "Exploited State Secrets for Profit": German Intelligence Rocked by Espionage Arrest of Former Chief

  The arrest of ex-BND chief August Hanning has sent shockwaves through the intelligence world. Yet Hanning’s dubious consulting work was no secret. Does German intelligence have a systemic problem?

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?

  The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile

  The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.

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• BBC News2026-10-08✓ Read

  ‘Every day there is killing’: Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls

  Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear

  The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.

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• NYT World News2026-10-07✓ Read

  ‘Maricarmen,’ Whose Eviction Enraged Spaniards, Dies at 87

  María del Carmen Abascal, aged and ailing, became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis when she was evicted two weeks ago, prompting mass protests and triggering national elections.

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