LIVE - Voting begins in US midterm elections that will shape rest of Trump's presidency - Donald Trump's Republican Party currently controls both chambers of Congress - but that could change after today's election.

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US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections -- US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner. -- World

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US urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners -- The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'. -- Latin America

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Asian Cup postponed in wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia -- The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia is postponed because of a series of deadly attacks on the host country. -- Football

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LIVE - Four flights targeted by suspected bomb threats land at European airports - One flight from London Heathrow made an unscheduled landing in Warsaw Modlin airport, where it was inspected by specialists. It was en route to Warsaw's main airport.

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Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision -- Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel dies aged 30 after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match.

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Indian tourist killed after two helicopters collide near Everest base camp -- The two aircraft crashed just metres from the ground after trying to land at the same spot.

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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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Russian bombing kills 29 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says -- Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president called an "utterly horrific" attack.

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Shop freezers in seven European countries hit by cyber-attack -- The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.

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Jet may have broken apart before Florida crash, officials say, as family named among victims -- Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp, and their two children - Emma, four, and Charlie, two - died after the plane nosedived.

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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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Bollywood film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood -- The film star plays the leading role in a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana.

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What Florida jet audio and flight data tells us about its final moments -- A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities.

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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack -- Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.

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What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia -- Both Ukraine and Russia say their air raid alert apps were cyber-attacked - Joe Tidy explains what we know so far.

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'I couldn't be silent': Iranian teen's mother seeking justice after daughter shot dead -- BBC Panorama follows grieving Samira who - after the killing of Sevda - faces up to the Tehran regime.

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If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech? Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges. 18 hrs ago - Technology

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Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating -- An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.

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Musk pumps $446m into US midterms, as campaign spending set to 'shatter' records -- The 2026 campaign is projected to cost nearly $12bn - BBC Verify looks into where all that money has come from.

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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. -- Asia

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Democrats have high hopes for midterms - but are the polls right? -- Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee. -- US & Canada

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Four charged with attempted murder after South African farmer shot and tortured -- The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.

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Voter voices: Trump's influence on US midterm voters -- We asked voters whether they supported Trump in 2024, and how his performance in office is shaping their choices this time.

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Three scenarios for how the US midterm results could unfold -- Democratic wave or Republican resilience? Here are three possible outcomes after Americans have their say.

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Which stars have made the leap into US politics? Try our midterms quiz -- It's been a dramatic campaign - but how much have you picked up along the way? Take our quiz.

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Who will win the midterms? How the US elections will be won and lost -- An in-depth look at the key polling, races and issues in an election that will define Trump's final two years as president.

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What are the US midterms? A simple guide -- US voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump's presidency.

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