Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
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Watch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.
Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.
India's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
It comes amid growing protests over a voter roll revision exercise feared to leave 130 million voters off rolls.
I've been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years and can't get a transit visa to fly home
Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.
Thousands demonstrate in Paris as protests spread across Europe
More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.
'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city
One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.
Emotional reunions with loved ones for Oleshky evacuees
The BBC's Dan Johnson travelled to the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus after evacuated Oleshky residents arrived in buses and ambulances following a temporary ceasefire.
Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.
More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak
Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.
Ethiopian PM puts ministers through military training
The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.
Watch: Blood donors get a Halloween fright in Thailand
Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.
Ukrainian evacuees reunite with family after years trapped in Russia-occupied city
Oleshky residents had been without food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.
CCTV and zip ties: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted
BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed.
