SportTrump or Harris? In a crisis-hit world, diplomats resigned to either

Behind the scenes at the United Nations, insiders tell the BBC they don't see major change whoever wins the White House.

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SportSpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts

The craft will return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - stranded since June - to Earth.

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SportKamala Harris goes on offensive with 'tough on border' message

In her first visit to the border since 2021, the Democratic nominee promised "common-sense solutions".

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SportA crucial election fight unfolds in Tim Walz's home state

An electoral quirk could mean rural voters in Nebraska hold the tie-breaking vote in November’s presidential election.

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Sport'I swam out of my home' - Floridians reel from Helene

"Everyone was screaming," says Briana Gagnier, who describes rescuing elderly neighbours as flames engulfed their home.

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SportAlabama carries out second nitrogen gas execution in US

The execution of Alan Eugene Miller marks the fifth this week in the US - its greatest use of capital punishment since 2003.

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SportIn Pictures: 10,000 miles across US as seen through train window

Photographer Katie Edwards captures America from the window of a train.

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Sport'I'm a capitalist' says Harris in economic pitch to voters

Harris is seeking to chip away at Donald Trump's advantage with voters on the economy, a key election issue.

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SportMoment North Carolina beach house collapses into ocean

It's the fourth house to fall down in only five weeks in the area of Rodanthe as a result of coastal erosion.

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SportMichigan Arab-Americans 'can't stomach' Harris stance on Gaza

Arab-American voters in swing states like Michigan could decide who wins the US presidential election

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SportRyan Routh charged with attempted assassination of Trump

Routh, 58, is being held in jail awaiting trial on two federal gun crime charges.

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SportTop staff quit scandal-hit Robinson campaign

The Trump-endorsed candidate has vowed to stay in the gubernatorial race in North Carolina.

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SportUS jury acquits all but one in 'Trump train' trial

Six Trump supporters were accused of intimidating a Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway four years ago.

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SportZelensky to present 'victory plan' to Biden, Harris and Trump

The Ukrainian leader is due to meet the US president before attending the UN General Assembly.

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SportUS soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

With time already served, Travis King was released by the military court, his legal team says.

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SportWhat insults tell us about the Trump-Harris election fight

Nine quotes reveal how the candidates talk about each other - and how the political messages have evolved.

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SportCalifornia fire agency worker faces arson charges

Robert Hernandez, a Cal Fire employee, is suspected of starting five blazes in recent weeks in the US state.

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SportSouth Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years

Freddie Owens, convicted of murdering shop worker Irene Graves in 1997, dies by lethal injection.

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SportRepublicans absorb a political shockwave in must-win North Carolina

Scandalous claims about a Trump-endorsed candidate for governor generate turbulence on the campaign trial.

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SportNY police officer pulls man from 20-storey window ledge

The man in distress was barely holding on when emergency services arrived, according to police.

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SportMichigan Arab-Americans 'can't stomach' Harris stance on Gaza

Arab-American voters in swing states like Michigan could decide who wins the US presidential election

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SportWisconsin boy, 12, shoots bear as it mauls his father

"Owen was a hero. He shot that bear and killed it on top of me," says dad Ryan Beierman.

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SportDodgers star Ohtani makes MLB 50-50 history

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history by becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

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SportTrump-backed governor candidate denies 'black Nazi' post

Mark Robinson dismisses a CNN report about his alleged comments on an adult forum as "salacious tabloid lies".

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SportKentucky highway shooting suspect believed to have been found dead

Police believe they have found the remains of Joseph Couch, alleged to have shot and wounded five people earlier this month.

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SportOfficer climbs into moving vehicle to help driver

The driver was experiencing a medical emergency when deputies were dispatched, according to police.

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SportUS says Iran sent info from Trump hack to Biden associates

US officials say the info was sent unsolicited and there is no evidence any recipients replied

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SportLargest US labour union declines to endorse either Harris or Trump

The decision is a blow to the Harris campaign's efforts to woo working-class voters in swing states.

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SportTrump praises 'amazing' woman who tailed golf course gunman

Donald Trump said a woman spotted his would-be assassin while driving, leading to his arrest.

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SportSuspicious packages sent to election officials across US

Colorado's secretary of state says the poster of the letters called themselves the "US Traitor Elimination Army".

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SportRos Atkins on Trump suspect viral conspiracy theory

The BBC's analysis editor looks at the false link between Ryan Routh and a US investment firm.

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Sport'Wound in my heart' - Baltimore bridge disaster bereaved sue

"It opened a wound in my heart that will never heal," says a widow who lost her husband when the span collapsed.

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SportChased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback

The Rajapaksas had a vice-like grip on Sri Lanka until they were chased from power. Could they return?

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SportGunman lurked for hours before Trump's last-minute game of golf

The alleged plot has stunned the former president's neighbours in the sleepy oceanside resort of West Palm Beach.

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SportChildren thank officers for saving them from burning home

Police in Texas pulled two boys through a window, just moments before the room they were in was engulfed in flames.

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SportRos Atkins on how close Trump got to gunman at golf course

The BBC's analysis editor looks at the route Trump was taking and where secret agents spotted a rifle.

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SportNew York City mayor's chief counsel resigns amid federal probes

Lisa Zornberg's resignation comes two days after the city's police commissioner resigned.

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SportPolice surround car near Trump golf course

In the footage, taken by bystanders, there are long lines of traffic stuck behind a number of police cars that are sprawled across the road.

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SportPolice cars block traffic near Trump golf course

Donald Trump says he is "safe and well" after a suspect was arrested following what authorities have called an apparent assassination attempt.

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SportSheriff describes moment suspect apprehended at Trump golf course

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that a Secret Service agent had spotted an AK-47-style weapon poking out of the bushes.

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SportUS and British citizens among 37 sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial

Christian Malanga, a US national of Congolese origin, the suspected plot leader, was killed during the attack.

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SportWhat the world thought of US debate

How the Harris-Trump debate was seen from Putin's Kremlin, Ukraine's frontlines and Taliban-run Afghanistan.

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SportTrump's message of American decline resonates with pivotal voters

Kamala Harris rattled her rival at the debate, but he's still winning in Michigan on issues that may decide election.

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SportWho won the Harris-Trump presidential debate?

Trump couldn't resist Harris's personal digs at the debate which threw him off message, writes Anthony Zurcher.

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SportHurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana

State orders evacuations and closes schools, as forecasters warn of heavy rains and significant flash flooding.

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SportMissouri's top court allows vote on abortion rights

Decision will allow voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion for first time in more than two years.

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SportLouisiana braces as Hurricane Francine barrels in

State orders evacuations and closes schools as it prepares for hurricane's landfall on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm.

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Sport'I love being part of that whole Darth Vader myth'

The American actor laughed when the BBC's Steven Sackur asked him in 2012 if he resented being so closely tied with the Star Wars character.

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SportJames Earl Jones: From a childhood stammer to the unmistakable voice of Darth Vader

James Earl Jones was a successful actor who became known for voicing Star Wars villain Darth Vader.

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SportWhy muted mics won’t help Trump or Harris at debate

We assess each candidate's strengths and weaknesses when put in the spotlight and under pressure.

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SportBoeing offers staff 25% pay hike in bid to avoid strike

The tentative deal comes just days ahead of a possible strike at the plane maker's main factories.

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SportGoogle's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial

Regulators have successfully argued Google is too powerful in search - now they are coming for its ad tech.

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Sport'Stick to policy': Voters want less drama in Harris-Trump debate

Voters told BBC they want to hear more about policy from the candidates during Tuesday's debate.

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SportWill Hunter Biden go to prison?

The president's son faces a 17-year term in a tax case and 25 years for a gun case, according to sentencing guidelines.

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SportWill Hunter Biden go to prison?

The president's son faces a 17-year term in a tax case and 25 years for a gun case, according to sentencing guidelines.

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SportJudge recounts moment defendant attacked her in court

The judge was attacked by a defendant when she was sentencing him in court, in January.

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SportWill more stars boycott Dubai after rapper Macklemore?

The United Arab Emirates is accused of having links to a paramilitary group, in Sudan, suspected of genocide.

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SportUS school shooting suspect, 14, questioned about threats last year

Local schools were asked to monitor the 14-year-old after online threats about a school shooting in 2023, the FBI says.

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SportUS charges Hamas leaders over 7 October attack on Israel

The indictment highlights the killing of US citizens, though analysts say the charges are partly symbolic.

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SportA Ferrari, a Honolulu hideaway, salted duck - top NY official allegedly spied for China

US officials say China lavished Linda Sun with money and perks including meals prepared by a personal chef.

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Sport'I saw a kid with a gun' - How Georgia school shooting unfolded

A 14-year-old will be charged with murder after four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School.

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SportFBI alerted last year to Georgia school attack suspect

Local schools were asked to monitor the 14-year-old after online threats about a school shooting last year, the FBI says.

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SportA Ferrari, a Honolulu hideaway, salted duck - top NY official allegedly spied for China

US officials say China lavished Ms Sun with money and perks including meals prepared by a personal chef.

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SportTim Burton receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

The film director was honoured just days before the release of his latest movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

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SportUS man sentenced for 12,000 harassing calls to lawmakers

Ade Salim Lilly confessed to calling around 54 lawmakers, calling one lawmaker 500 times in two days.

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SportColumbia University term starts with protests and security

A statue was doused with red paint and there were at least two arrests, but police described the day as "peaceful".

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SportUS seizes Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

US officials say the aircraft was recovered in the Dominican Republic after having been purchased illegally.

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SportLandslides force power cuts in upscale LA neighbourhood

Once-slow land movement is accelerating and forcing utility cuts for residents of Ranchos Palos Verdes.

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SportNative American tribe unveil sculpture to honour Irish connection

Choctaw leaders have unveiled a sculpture in Oklahoma dedicated to its people's connection with Ireland.

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SportMigrant farm worker deaths show cost of the 'American Dream'

Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza died in the heat on a farm 2023. His death highlights the dangerous work many migrants do.

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SportWatch: George Clooney praises 'selfless' Joe Biden

The actor had urged Mr Biden not to seek re-election in a opinion piece in the New York Times.

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SportWill more stars boycott Dubai after rapper Macklemore?

The United Arab Emirates is accused of having links to a paramilitary group suspected of genocide.

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SportDefending champion Coco Gauff crashes out of US Open

Defending champion Coco Gauff loses to fellow American Emma Navarro in the fourth round of the US Open.

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