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Dozens dead, 61 missing as two boats sink off Djibouti

October 2, 2024 - 15:32
The boats sank just 150 metres (492 feet) from a Djibouti beach, authorities say.
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Screams and chaos: Eyewitnesses describe Shanghai mall stabbing

October 2, 2024 - 15:29
This incident is the latest in a spate of knife attacks to hit China this year.
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Muted mics and politeness - six takeaways from VP debate

October 2, 2024 - 14:21
Vance and Walz focused their attacks on Harris and Trump's plans on the economy, immigration and abortion.
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Couple reunited with lost wedding film after 57 years

October 2, 2024 - 14:14
Aileen and Bill Turnbull had only seen the 1967 footage once before leaving Aberdeen for Australia.
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Couple reunited with lost wedding film after 57 years

October 2, 2024 - 14:14
Aileen and Bill Turnbull had only seen the 1967 footage once before leaving Aberdeen for Australia.
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Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

October 2, 2024 - 14:02
South Korean police detained the man after he crashed the bus near a heavily guarded border.
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Who won the Vance-Walz vice-presidential debate?

October 2, 2024 - 13:41
JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in New York for their only debate in the US 2024 election.
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Iran launches more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel

October 2, 2024 - 13:23
Israel warns of consequences for the attack, which Iran says was retaliation for attacks on its allies.
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Watch key moments from the US vice-presidential debate

October 2, 2024 - 13:21
Vance and Walz tackled questions on immigration, abortion and democracy in the mostly civil event.
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Hundreds missing as Helene death toll rises to 135

October 2, 2024 - 13:10
Catastrophic flooding decimated towns, destroyed roads and cut off power in the US's south-east.
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Hundreds missing as Helene death toll rises to 135

October 2, 2024 - 13:10
Catastrophic flooding decimated towns, destroyed roads and cut off power in the US's south-east.
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Watch: Israel carries out further air strikes on Beirut

October 2, 2024 - 11:54
Video shows explosions and smoke in Lebanon’s capital overnight
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Watch: Israel carries out further airstrikes on Beirut

October 2, 2024 - 11:54
Video shows explosions and smoke in Lebanon’s capital overnight
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'I'm not playing games' on port strikes, union boss says

October 2, 2024 - 11:04
Harold Daggett vows union is "going to win", as Joe Biden backs "meaningful" dockworker pay rise.
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India's iconic tramcars set to ride into Kolkata sunset

October 2, 2024 - 08:30
Kolkata's iconic trams are in danger of being shut down entirely. But activists are fighting back.
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Blunt and bold - Kenya's 'truth speaker' faces the sack

October 2, 2024 - 08:28
Kenya's deputy president, who faces impeachment, branded himself as "the truthful man".
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Blunt and bold - Kenya's 'truth speaker' faces the sack

October 2, 2024 - 08:28
Kenya's deputy president, who faces impeachment, branded himself as "the truthful man".
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Trudeau survives second parliamentary confidence vote

October 2, 2024 - 06:15
The prime minister's struggling Liberals are expected to face a series of votes aimed at toppling the government this autumn.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces more than 100 new assault allegations

October 2, 2024 - 05:48
New alleged victims are to sue to the hip-hop mogul, who denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces more than 100 new assault allegations

October 2, 2024 - 05:48
New alleged victims are to sue to the hip-hop mogul, who denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
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