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New Zealand Election 2026: What you need to know bbc.in/4zdHI2N

New Zealand Election 2026: What you need to know

Voters will elect a new parliament on 7 November with the cost of living among the key issues.

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Truce begins in wartorn Ukraine city after it was announced by Melania Trump bbc.in/3UfDeth

Truce begins in Ukrainian city of Oleshky after it was announced by Melania Trump

The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.

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Jordan says 'terrorists' killed in Syria in retaliatory strike over church attack bbc.in/3WtaSMI

Jordan says 'terrorists' killed in Syria in retaliatory strike over church attack

The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.

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Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America bbc.in/3VX0ZXA

Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America

The Trump-Lula relationship may have thawed, but several issues could reignite tensions between the two leaders.

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Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump bbc.in/4i7EQhM

María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump

Machado returns with Trump's blessing, even if Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader - at least for the time being.

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India's largest share sale could end cheap mobile internet for millions bbc.in/4st38Gw

Jio Platforms IPO: India's largest share sale could end cheap mobile internet for millions

Jio's IPO promises a windfall for investors, but could signal the end of cheap mobile data for millions.

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Harry Kane becomes first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d'Or - football's top individual prize bbc.in/48j8ESI

Ballon d'Or 2026 LIVE: Winners, times & updates from ceremony in London

Follow live text commentary of the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London as the best men's and women's footballers of the year for 2026 will be crowned.

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Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time bbc.in/3Uol20y

Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time

Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.

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Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout bbc.in/4zb6a4P

Rapper Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout

Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.

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Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules bbc.in/4yHj616

Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules

Maurene Comey believes she was let go from her job as a federal prosecutor because her father is the former FBI director.

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'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year bbc.in/4dVMLwi
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Trump faces backlash after invoking 9/11 in verbal assault on El-Sayed bbc.in/48gvb2v

Backlash after Trump invokes 9/11 in attack on El-Sayed

The Democrat himself has hit back, as has Senator Bernie Sanders and a key Trump supporter from 2024.

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More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says bbc.in/4swbUDS

Ethiopia attacks: More than 60 Orthodox Christians killed in Oromia

One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.

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Catholic bishops apologise for 'exploited' Trump meeting bbc.in/4srU70j

Catholic bishops apologise for 'exploited' Trump meeting

Two bishops in images that show them praying with Trump have said they believed the meeting was private.

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How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp chat helped turn Brazil election around bbc.in/4zU8c9w

Brazil election: How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp channel helped turn race around

Millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that helped to transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation.

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Independent review to be held into murder of student Henry Nowak, UK home secretary announces bbc.in/4eRGIJi

Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak

The 18-year-old student was fatally stabbed in Southampton in December by Vickrum Digwa.

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US Marine indicted for murder and robbery of woman in Japan bbc.in/4za1FHD

US Marine indicted for murder and robbery of woman in Japan

Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.

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Man released without charge after Waterford attack bbc.in/4srWdxo

Waterford: Man released without charge after arson attack

Four people died after their home in Birch Avenue, on the outskirts of Waterford, was set on fire earlier this month.

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Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973 bbc.in/4spUatG

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

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Fans prepare to say goodbye as anime series Bleach officially ends bbc.in/3Umtnlc

Popular anime series Bleach officially ends as fans say goodbye

Twenty two years after it first aired, one of the biggest animes of all time is coming to an end.

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