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BBC News - World

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. BBC Verify has used air traffic control audio and flight tracking data to reconstruct the final moments before the plane crashed. Produced by Sophie Bott and Jenna Abaakouk. Graphics by Mark Edwards and Mesut Ersoz. This video has been edited due to lack of clarity in one section of audio.

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BBC News - World

'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack

In dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack. Belgium and Luxembourg saw some of the worst damage, with 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected, and incidents also took place in stores across Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland. In a branch of supermarket Delhaize in Hoeilaart, just outside the Belgian capital Brussels, the BBC's Europe correspon


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The Guardian - World

Oil price falls amid hope of a breakthrough to end Iran war

Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeks The oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war. Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped by more than 6.5% to as low as $105.55 a barrel on Monday, the lowest since 16 October, sending shares in airline companies higher and pushing down government borrowing costs. Oil prices fell after Tehran revealed tha


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BBC News - World

What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine's emergency alert app issued a nationwide air raid warning, as well as alerts for a radiological threat, a chemical attack and street fighting in Kyiv on Sunday evening - all of which turned out to false. A few hours later, Russia said its equivalent app had also issued false alerts, with both countries claiming their systems had been hacked. It is still unclear who is to blame for the cyber-attacks and whether the two incidents are connected - the BBC's cyber corres


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CGTN - World

Meet the APEC economies: Malaysia

Malaysia's total trade reached a record 3.06 trillion Malaysian ringgit (around $754.28 billion) in 2025, up 6.3% year on year, according to MATRADE. Rapid KL trains travel along an elevated track in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 12, 2026. /VCG Vehicles travel along a road in the Bukit Bintang business district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 12, 2026. A view of the DayOne Data Centers campus at Kempas Tech Park in Johor, Malaysia, October 27, 2026. /VCG A person walks al


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CGTN - World

Meet the APEC economies: Vietnam

Vietnam is claiming its place in the electronics market, manufacturing everything from smartphones to the parts that make them. The numbers speak for themselves: exports of electronics, computers and components hit a hefty $107.7 billion in 2025, a massive jump of 48.4% from the year before, according to official data. A view of Hoa Phat Group's production complex in the Dung Quat Economic Zone, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, May 16, 2025. /VCG A semiconductor chip die-attach


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CGTN - World

Meet the APEC economies: Philippines

From semiconductors to electronic components, the Philippines is closely connected to Asia-Pacific supply chains. In 2025, 82.2% of the country's merchandise exports went to fellow APEC economies, totaling $69.41 billion. Electronic products accounted for $38.26 billion of those exports, according to official data. A Solva Energy worker installs solar panels on a rooftop in Antipolo, Philippines, July 6, 2026. /VCG Filipino fishermen navigate a wooden boat near shipping cont


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CGTN - World

Yerevan Pathway sets course for biodiversity action

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) concluded in Yerevan, Armenia, on Saturday after negotiators secured agreement on the conference's main decisions, including the Yerevan Pathway aimed at accelerating global biodiversity action. This encouraging outcome came at a critical time for global biodiversity protection. Halfway between the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its 20


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CGTN - World

Incumbent wins presidential runoff in Bulgaria, exit polls suggest

Bulgaria's incumbent president and presidential candidate, Iliana Iotova, casts a ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 1, 2026. /VCG Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova is set to win Sunday's runoff election, according to exit polls announced on Bulgarian National TV. According to pollster Alpha Research, Iotova would secure 52.5% of the vote while former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov would have 43.4%. The rem


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The Guardian - World

UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda British officials reportedly insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Antigua and Barbuda – and even warned that Andy Burnham would not attend the meeting if the subject was formally included, according to a leading Caribbean political figure.

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CGTN - World

Evolving China-Germany ties: A new engine for China-EU cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, October 30, 2026. /Xinhua In Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, an intelligent electric vehicle carrying German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife takes to a test track. On October 27, just hours after arriving in the city, Steinmeier visited Volkswagen's research and


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CGTN - World

G20 Foreign Minister meeting closes

The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting has wrapped up in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 31. In his closing news conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the decision to invite Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the talks. Rubio also said the U.S. has yet to decide whether to launch a new wave of strikes against Iran.

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The Guardian - World

Tens of thousands protest against Narendra Modi regime in Delhi

Led by Congress party, India’s opposition alliance channels anger over removal of 130 million names from voter roll Thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in Delhi as protests against the Narendra Modi government continue to gather momentum. Led by the Congress party, India’s opposition alliance has brought together supporters from across the country, amid growing anger over a large-scale revision of the country’s voter roll that has seen 130 million names erased.


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CGTN - World

Libyan Presidential Council head welcomes UN mission mandate extension

Libyan President Mohamed Menfi arrives at the United Nations General Assembly to delivered a speech, in New York, the United States, September 23, 2026. /VCG Libyan Presidential Council head Mohamed Menfi and authorities in eastern Libya on Saturday welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2835, which extends the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for 12 months. In a statement on his official Facebook page, Menfi praised UNSMIL's role in leading mediation eff


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CGTN - World

Chinese, German auto companies boost cooperation amid industry shift

A dialogue session is held during the 10th German-Chinese Automotive Congress in Wolfsburg, Germany, October 30, 2026. /VCG Chinese and German auto companies on Friday explored ways to boost cooperation amid profound global transformation and fierce industry competition. The 10th German-Chinese Automotive Congress was held in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Friday, attended by some 600 representatives from China and Germany. The automotive industry, including its suppliers and techno


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CGTN - World

Xi's special envoy attends opening ceremony of 4th Youth Olympic Games

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Senegal, Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan, attends the opening ceremony of the fourth Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, October 31, 2026. /Xinhua Gao Zhidan, special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and director of China's General Administration of Sport, attended the opening ceremony of the fourth Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, capit


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CGTN - World

Japanese spy drama fuels remilitarization concerns, experts warn

A Sanrio merchandise store in Shanghai, China, on October 29, 2026, the day the company announced the cancellation of all collaborations with the Japanese television drama VIVANT. /VCG Japanese spy drama VIVANT has sparked backlash in China over scenes accused of distorting wartime history. Experts warn that such narratives could fuel anti-China sentiment and strengthen support for Japan's remilitarization. The series depicts Chinese intelligence agents using torture methods


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CGTN - World

From Karakoram to Arabian Sea, Ep. 4: Lahore on the Move

From the towering Karakoram mountains in the north to the shores of the Arabian Sea in the south, join CGTN's Danial Khan on a 12-part journey across Pakistan, following the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Along the way, the series explores the infrastructure, industries and communities at the heart of Pakistan’s development and the growing cooperation between China and Pakistan. In this episode, Danial hops aboard Pakistan's first metro line, the Orange Line, to ex


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CGTN - World

Russia, Ukraine trade drone strikes as Zelenskyy urges air defense aid

A railway station remains without electricity following Russian attacks in Dnipro, Ukraine, on October 30, 2026. /VCG Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, ‌while Russian authorities reported major damage to an industrial site following Ukrainian drone attacks on the Nizhny Novgorod region. Zelenskyy said Russia had hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions ​overnight, cutting


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The Guardian - World

The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading

A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilities Donald Trump’s trade wars have largely fallen off the headlines. Fears of new tariffs flare up from time to time when the US president goes off the rails – for instance, threatening to end US trade with countries with which it has a deficit unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. But the sense that the world’s two largest economies are plowing ahead i


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The Guardian - World

Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has started to allow its customers to withdraw their funds from the platform, as it recovers from a record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack. The exchange was hit by the theft on Thursday, which has since been described as the biggest heist in history, with experts identifying North Korea as the likely culprit. Binance initially froze withd


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