Kolkata’s largest festival, Durga Puja, is unfolding amid some of the city’s most fervent protests in years.
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How China’s crackdown turned finance high-flyers into ‘rats’
Chinese authorities have been cracking down on businesses from real estate to technology to finance.
Tourists rescued from Colorado gold mine
The now-defunct mine offers hour-long tours by taking visitors 1,000 feet down the shaft.
22 killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut, Lebanon says
Lebanese officials say another 117 people were injured in a densely populated area of the capital.
‘It feels like a tornado’: One woman’s messages as she stayed home for Milton
Chynna Perkins described her experiences to the BBC as a powerful storm bore down on her part of Florida.
Watch: Destruction as Milton barrels through Florida
Widespread damage as Hurricane Milton barrels through Florida.
Watch: Floridians assess hurricane damage after harrowing night
The deadly storm brought tornadoes, floods and storm surges, destroying homes and leaving millions without power.
EU delays introduction of border check system again
The EU pushes back introducing new biometric border checks that were due on 10 November.
Human rights advocate Ethel Kennedy dies at 96
She was a matriarch of one of America’s most famous political dynasties.
Eritrea, Egypt and Somalia cement ‘axis against Ethiopia’
The leaders of the three nations, which all have tensions with Ethiopia, agree to greater co-operation.