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India trade trip 'a sign of intent' - say mayors bbc.in/4BHsXXo
Yorkshire mayors hail India trade mission as 'no brainer'

Yorkshire mayors hail India trade mission as 'no brainer'

Yorkshire's mayors reflect on their mission to India, although the cost is yet to be confirmed.

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Weaver's trial inspires descendant's novel bbc.in/4yVHtIw
Coventry weaver's trial and deportation inspires descendant's novel

Coventry weaver's trial and deportation inspires descendant's novel

Thomas Burbury was deported to Australia for his role in the city's Weaver's riots in the 1830s.

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Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump's closing chapter bbc.in/4zosiIT
Americans vote in midterms that could define Trump's closing chapter

Americans vote in midterms that could define Trump's closing chapter

The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.

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Wage protests force hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories to close bbc.in/4BHLa7q
Bangladesh: Wage protests force hundreds of garment factories to close

Bangladesh: Wage protests force hundreds of garment factories to close

These factories, which manufacture for brands like H&M and Uniqlo, rely on millions of lowly paid workers.

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US strikes Iran ahead of midterm elections bbc.in/4A6BFgr
US launches strikes on Iranian island ahead of election

US launches strikes on Iranian island ahead of election

US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes bbc.in/3WGBPN2
Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes

Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes

The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.

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North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack bbc.in/4BHpus3
North Korea denies being behind $6.3bn Binance crypto hack

North Korea denies being behind $6.3bn Binance crypto hack

US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.

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'We grew up around this historic Delhi mosque - now we have been forced out' bbc.in/4sBoilI
Race Course, Savda Ghevra: Historic Delhi mosque fights for its future

Race Course, Savda Ghevra: Historic Delhi mosque fights for its future

Authorities have razed hundreds of houses in a neighbourhood in central Delhi, saying they were built on government land.

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Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace bbc.in/48t5z2z
Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace

Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace

Western officials stress that any force sent to Ukraine would not take part in any offensive operations.

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US President Donald Trump finished his midterm campaigning with a speech outside the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC. Read more: bbc.in/4zyN8FF
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Who are the victims of the deadly Florida jet crash? bbc.in/4yQ384R
Who are the victims of the deadly Florida jet crash?

Who are the victims of the deadly Florida jet crash?

Sunday's crash killed all nine people aboard, including a tech entrepreneur and his young family, as well as the 20-year-old copilot.

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A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities. BBC Verify has used air traffic control audio and flight tracking data to reconstruct the final moments before the plane crashed. Read more: bbc.in/4BxqWx0
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Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache bbc.in/4BEiyfl
Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache

Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache

Governments in Singapore and Malaysia are split between anxious citizens and an irascible neighbour.

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Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection? bbc.in/4z0Zfua
Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection?

Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection?

Calls are being made for the defence of the Shetland Isles to be strengthened after increased sightings of Russian trawlers off the coast of Scotland.

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In dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack. Read more: bbc.in/4egpmFP
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US midterms campaign 'shattering' spending records to be most expensive ever bbc.in/4iy9Q9O
US midterms campaign set to be most expensive ever recorded

US midterms campaign set to be most expensive ever recorded

The 2026 campaign is projected to cost nearly $12bn - BBC Verify looks into where all that money has come from.

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Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president bbc.in/3UvrKBN
Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president

Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president

The case has left the South African head of state mired in an impeachment saga.

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Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal bbc.in/4sCNJn3
Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal

Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal

The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.

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Prosecutors hint at retrial for Lindsay Clancy on murder charges bbc.in/4kt9OCq
Prosecutors hint at plans to retry Lindsay Clancy on murder charges

Prosecutors hint at plans to retry Lindsay Clancy on murder charges

Judge William Sullivan said if the case is headed to a retrial, that could happen as soon as March 2027.

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Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine bbc.in/4knXvaA
Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine

Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine

Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.

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