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Obama hits campaign trail to stump for Democrats as midterm election nears bbc.in/4sppqJ9

Obama hits campaign trail to stump for Democrats as midterm election approaches

Both Barack Obama and Donald Trump are hitting the campaign trail to stump for their party's candidates ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.

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Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France bbc.in/4jyPz62

Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France

Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting during renewed protests over the cost of living and school conditions.

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Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say bbc.in/4ie4rpv

Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say

The crackdown follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen on Friday - and comes just days ahead of Israel's election.

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Storm Boelo brings disruption with the full force still to come bbc.in/4BgYL5k

Storm Boelo brings disruption with the full force still to come

The more severe amber alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until Sunday morning.

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Six Flags adding seat belts to Goliath rollercoaster following death bbc.in/4ibt58Q

Six Flags adding seat belts to some rollercoasters following death

The CEO of the amusement park chain said the company is evaluating its safety procedures at all of its 34 locations, including adding seat belts to some rides.

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Vanessa Trump says she is cancer-free six months after revealing diagnosis bbc.in/4ePP1VY

Vanessa Trump says she is cancer-free six months after diagnosis

The ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, with whom she shares five children, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Ukraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limits bbc.in/3W5Zrui

Ukraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limits

The slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.

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Britain's posh schools are heading to India for students and profits bbc.in/47CbX7s

Harrow, Bedford: Posh British schools flock to India amid China worries and pressures at home

Half a dozen elite British schools are chasing growth in India amid a boom in its wealthy population.

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Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya bbc.in/4BGJ5c3

Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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How Brazil's changing working class is reshaping the presidential race bbc.in/4jxVVCG

Brazil election: How a changing working class is reshaping the presidential race

Calls for change present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday.

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Mum dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea bbc.in/4skUTw2

British woman dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea in the Bahamas

The Royal Bahamas Police Force says officers have launched an investigation into the woman's death.

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Seven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Kenya's capital bbc.in/4yIUvJA

Seven missing after tall building collapses in Kenya's capital

Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.

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Three released without charge after fatal arson attack bbc.in/4yJel7t

Three released without charge after fatal Waterford arson attack

Three people - two women and one man - have been released, and one person remains in custody, gardaí say.

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Father who killed Oregon school shooter describes anguish over children he couldn't save bbc.in/4yDxYO8

Father who killed Oregon school gunman describes anguish over children he couldn't save

Kaylub Giamanco, has been hailed as a hero for killing a teenager who fatally shot three children and a teacher.

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Student movement takes Serbia's Vučić to the wire in neck-and-neck election bbc.in/4BnmxwF

Student movement takes Serbia's Vučić to the wire in neck-and-neck election

The Student List has emerged from almost two years of anti-corruption protests to form the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule.

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Minneapolis withdrawal was 'surrender', Trump's ex-border patrol chief tells BBC bbc.in/4i70kde

Minneapolis withdrawal was 'surrender', Trump's ex-border patrol chief says

Greg Bovino was the public face of the controversial immigration enforcement operation in the city earlier this year.

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Ireland's Junior Eurovision duo to step onto 'magical' stage bbc.in/4Bw0ior

Junior Eurovision 2026: Ireland's duo takes the stage in Malta

Ireland's representatives contain 13-year-old Naomi from Mayobridge, County Down.

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Ruins of Limoges city hall a symbol of France divided by national protests bbc.in/47xEUBr

Ruins of city hall a symbol of France divided by protests

Younger Limoges residents see the destruction of their town hall as unfortunate collateral damage in a wider movement. For others, the fire was an unacceptable tragedy.

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Australian MP's condition improves after alleged car attack bbc.in/4i4l1bh

Australian MP Helen Haines' condition improves after alleged car attack

The independent MP is now in a serious but stable condition, according to the Melbourne hospital.

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France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots bbc.in/4iBSee5

France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots

Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out, as more than 70,000 police officers are to be deployed over some may defy restrictions.

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