Storm surges of 13 feet (3.9m) above ground level and destructive waves are expected as the storm hits Jamaica.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington
General Albert Pike's statue, toppled during George Floyd protests in 2020, is restored under orders from President Donald Trump.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Film and fashion stars celebrate cinematic style at Vogue World
Los Angeles played host to a spectacle of style and storytelling over the weekend.
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Cameroon's 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term
Paul Biya retains his title as the world's oldest head of state, in an election marred with violence and allegations of fraud.
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Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred
Alassane Ouattara's win is unsurprising as his biggest rivals were barred from contesting the election.
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Monday, October 27, 2025
Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica
The rare highest-strength storm is set to hit Jamaica by Tuesday, having already caused two deaths in Haiti.
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Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile
The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its value.
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Sunday, October 26, 2025
Hundreds of smartphones intensified India bus blaze - reports
The bus was carrying 234 smartphones that likely ruptured, exacerbating the fire, officials told local media.
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'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg
The former vice president made her strongest suggestion to date that she will make another presidential bid in 2028 - after losing to Donald Trump last year.
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Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
The result, long clear from early tallies, was officially announced at Dublin Castle.
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Saturday, October 25, 2025
Warships, fighter jets and the CIA - what is Trump's endgame in Venezuela?
President Trump says he wants to tackle the drugs trade but many believe he is trying to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro.
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NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown
It follows a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged, mafia-linked poker games.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild
The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Cameroon judges reject election-rigging complaints
Results will be announced on Monday, prolonging the uncertainty with the opposition claiming victory.
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US forces kill two in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific
This is the eighth US strike on alleged drug trafficking vessels near Latin America, the first on the Pacific side.
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Cameroon judges reject election-rigging complaints
Results will be announced on Monday, prolonging the uncertainty with the opposition claiming victory.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Gaza ceasefire deal going better than expected, Vance says
The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.
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Watch: Dozens of giant pumpkins hit the water for rowing race
The 'squashbucklers' climbed into their hollowed out giant gourds, which are grown locally in the US state of Oregon.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
US strikes on Latin American 'drug boats': What do we know, and are they legal?
Experts have suggested several attacks launched by the US may be illegal under international law.
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Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists.
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Monday, October 20, 2025
Why John Bolton case is more serious than those against other Trump critics
Bolton argues his case is an example of "weaponisation" but legal experts say the charges are serious.
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Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals
The BBC obtained a copy of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir ahead of its publication on Tuesday.
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland
Kisumu mourners flock to see Raila Odinga's body as Barack Obama remembers "a true champion of democracy".
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Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India
Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 1980 murder.
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
US governor wins $1.4m playing blackjack in Las Vegas
Billionaire JB Pritzker won the sum while on holiday with friends and family.
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Polish judge refuses to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream blasts suspect
The judge ordered his release, after a ruling that was met with a ripple of surprise in court and a smile from the Ukrainian in the dock.
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Airline apologises for asking dead flight attendant for paperwork
The woman's death has triggered widespread anger in Taiwan following speculation that she was overworked.
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Friday, October 17, 2025
Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad
Syria's leader suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its military bases in Syria.
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Ukraine imposes blackouts in most regions after Russian power grid attacks
This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to make unscheduled landing in UK
The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six
President Trump said the vessel belonged to "narcoterrorists" and that it was "trafficking narcotics." US officials have not provided evidence to this claim.
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Israel identifies bodies of four dead hostages returned by Hamas
The first four deceased hostages to be returned are Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi and Daniel Peretz.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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'Indescribable happiness' as detainees return to Gaza
Israel says it has released 1,968 prisoners and detainees as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Monday, October 13, 2025
Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.
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Shamans openly using psychedelic drugs for treatment in South Africa
Business for unregulated healers appears to be thriving in Cape Town, but there are dangers.
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'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton
First Wives Club co-star Goldie Hawn says Diane Keaton left "memories beyond imagination" following her death aged 79.
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Sunday, October 12, 2025
No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast
With 18 people unaccounted for, the tragedy is "even more devastating than we thought", says a sheriff.
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'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages
Several of the hostages will be brought from Gaza to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Can the world's oldest president keep his title and woo a nation of young voters?
Cameroon's Paul Biya promises young voters "the best is yet to come" as others hunger for "young blood".
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Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil
Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".
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Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho, US says
The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.
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Friday, October 10, 2025
Fireworks and a toast to life: Israelis delight at deal to return hostages
"I can't quite believe this is actually happening, we've been waiting for so long," said Gil Dickman, cousin of hostage Carmel Gat.
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Jeremy Bowen: There's now a realistic chance of ending the war - but it's not over yet
For the first time since the Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago, there is a realistic chance of ending the horrors
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Four dead after six-storey building partially collapses in Madrid
An architect and three workers were among those who died at the building which was being renovated.
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Have Russians set up a military base in my childhood home?
Satellite images show the house where the BBC's Vitaly Shevchenko grew up could now be a Russian base.
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Macron will nominate new French prime minister in 48 hours
Sébastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, said MPs recognise the pressing need to pass a budget by the end of the year.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
What we know about the hostages still in Gaza
Two years after the 7 October attacks, dozens of hostages remain in Hamas captivity. BBC Verify has been examining what we know about them.
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Five takeaways from Pam Bondi's tense, partisan Senate hearing
Nerves were raw in a hearing that covered much ground, and saw Trump's attorney general go on the attack.
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Fifa accuses Malaysia of faking foreign-born players' eligibility
The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
New Zealand pays Samoa millions after naval ship crash
HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank in Samoan waters a year ago.
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Exiled leader to return to Bangladesh for historic vote after uprising
Tarique Rahman, tipped to be the next PM, tells BBC Bangla he is planning to return to fight landmark elections.
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Monday, October 6, 2025
Watch: Will President Trump get a Nobel Peace Prize?
The BBC asked Americans in Washington what they think the US president needs to do to earn the prestigious award.
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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Who is Japan's 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi?
The conservative politician is set to be Japan's first female prime minister.
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
'It was very tough but I love life' - ex-hostage whose family were killed on 7 October
Eli Sharabi reflects on finding out, after release, his wife and children had been killed in the attacks.
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'I love you, I'm sorry': What Sean 'Diddy' Combs did the moment he learned his sentence
It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home".
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Fatal attack revives debate over controversial shark nets in Australia
The use of controversial shark nets was about to be scaled back in Sydney when a surfer was killed.
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Friday, October 3, 2025
Senior member of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang arrested
The alleged head of the gang's armed wing was arrested in an operation between Colombia, the US and the UK.
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'Find common ground', tourists in Washington tell lawmakers amid shutdown
Several museums and landmarks, including the US Capitol and Washington Monument, have closed to visitors.
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Captain of tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet' charged in France
The Chinese national faces a count of refusing to follow naval instructions while piloting the vessel.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Germany arrests suspected Hamas members over alleged attack plot
The three men are accused of planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Germany, federal prosecutors says.
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Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals
The animal rights activist has died aged 91, after a pioneering career studying chimps.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Three dead, dozens trapped after Indonesian school collapses on students
The rescue was temporarily halted on Tuesday as authorities say the building is at risk of further collapse.
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