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Federal prosecutors have charged the man accused of attacking the husband of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with a hammer at the couple's San Francisco home.
The attack sent Paul Pelosi to the hospital with a fractured skull although he expected to recover.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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US President Joe Biden has spoken with Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the White House has confirmed.
During the call he congratulated his counterpart's victory over Jair Bolsorano, the first sitting President of Brazil to lose a re-election bid.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The mayor of Kyiv says 40 per cent of the city's householders are without running water after a series of Russian attacks in the early hours of Monday.
More than a quarter of a million homes also have no power after the Kremlin's forces targeted infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.
Reporter Sergio Olmos is there.
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The UK Home Secretary has admitted sending government documents to her personal email address on six separate occasions.
Suella Braverman resigned from former Prime Minister Liz Truss' cabinet earlier this month after sending official documents to a colleague.
Days later, she was re-appointed by new British leader Rishi Sunak.
On Monday the Home Secretary was also forced to defend her immigration plans to MPs.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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Eurozone inflation reached a record 10.7% in October according to flash estimates from the European Union's statistics agency.
That's up from 9.9% in September, which was already an all-time high.
Rosie Birchard has more in Brussels.
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President Donald Trump's real estate company faces accusations of tax fraud in a month-long trial which starts this week in New York City.
The case is the latest in a series of mounting legal battles being fought by the former President, as he weighs up another bid for the White House.
If convicted, the Trump Organization — which operates hotels and golf courses around the world — could face up to $1.6 million in fines.
Benji Hyer reports.
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1 in 3 businesses in the UK hospitality sector say they expect to be operating at a loss or fold completely by the new year. A survey carried out by 'UK Hospitality' - a group that represents businesses within the industry - found that the majority of their members think the situation will get even worse as people cut back on eating out while energy costs and inflation rates continue to rise. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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The UK Home Secretary is under pressure to tackle immigration as thousands of migrants continue to enter the country on small boats.
Politicians are calling on Suella Braverman to address problems of overcrowding at detention centres and criminal gangs smuggling people into Britain from France.
On Sunday four hundred and sixty eight migrants arrived in Dover, bringing the total number to almost forty thousand this year.
Our UK correspondent Sally Patterson has more.
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says over 15 million children are engaged in child labour in Nigeria.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Several European leaders have sent congratulations to Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Lula secured a victory over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential elections.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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South Korea vows to conduct a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush.
Official reports say 154* people have been killed and 149* injured with 33* people in serious condition.
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Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.
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At least 35 people have died and many more severely injured after a bridge collapsed in the West Indian state of Gujarat.
Authorities are conducting rescue operations on the site.
Hundreds of people are believed to have been present on the bridge when the incident occurred, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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South Korea is in mourning after more than 150 people died and dozens injured in a stampede in one of the city’s nightclub districts.
Thousands of people in costumes were caught in the crush during Halloween festivities on Saturday night.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is recovering after he was violently assaulted during a break in at their home in San Francisco.
Police have taken a suspect into custody.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco
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Rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is dead.
The notorious musician died of natural causes at his home in Mississippi.
Rachel Silverman has this report on the infamous musician.
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This comes amid heightened tension of impending terror attacks in the country's capital Abuja, and other parts of the country.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The European Union's internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has issued a veiled warning to Elon Musk, after the Tesla boss finalised a deal to buy the social media platform Twitter.
The EU's new digital rulebook will impose significant content moderation obligations on big platforms.
Rosie Birchard brings us up to speed from Brussels.
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North Korea is responding to two weeks of South Korean military drills with yet more missile tests.
Pyongyang has fired two more missiles into the Sea of Japan, its 28th launch this year.
Chris Gilbert reports
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The Indian government is planning to set up an appellate committee to address grievances by social media users.
Officials say it will empower people.
But activists warn that regulating social media in this way – could effectively lead to online censorship.
Ishan Garg reports.
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Four Australian women and 13 children will soon make their way to Sydney, after being removed from a detention camp in eastern Syria overnight.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The International Monetary Fund is cutting its economic forecast for Asia, at a time when rising inflation blamed on the war in Ukraine, and a slowdown in the Chinese economy is dampening the region.
Correspondent Caroline Malone reports from Hong Kong.
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According to media reports, Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion dollar purchase of Twitter and fired several of the company's top executives.
Twitter had previously taken legal action over the Tesla CEO's attempts to back out of the agreement.
Musk says that he wants the platform to be a 'digital town square', and not cater to any political viewpoint.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco -
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The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been escorted out of the offices of shoemaker Skechers after arriving unannounced.
The incident comes after sportswear company Adidas terminated its relationship with the musician and fashion mogul over his recent antisemitic and racist remarks.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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