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BBC News The man behind Japan's $170bn bid to prop up the yen

Mastao Kanda unleashed an estimated 25 trillion yen to support the currency when it slumped against the dollar.

BBC News How a mega dam has caused a mega power crisis for Zambia

A drought has caused an electricity crisis as Zambia heavily relies on the hydro-powered Kariba Dam.

BBC News Inside a hospital on the front line of Sudan’s hunger crisis

One of the worst famines in decades could be underway in Sudan, aid workers warn.

BBC News Gaza school strike which killed 22 targeted one Hamas figure, BBC told

Thirteen children and a pregnant woman were among the victims of the air strike on 21 September.

BBC News The fierce battle over the 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks

Colombia and a US firm are fighting over a shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea that could be worth $18bn.

BBC News 'I just broke down' - Hurricane Helene takes emotional toll on survivors

Entire communities in North Carolina are coming to terms with devastating losses after a historic, deadly storm.

BBC News Biden and Harris tour storm Helene havoc as death toll climbs

Biden flew over storm-ravaged North Carolina, where tens of thousands of people remain without running water.

BBC News Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese airport

The bomb is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to halt "kamikaze" missions.

BBC News Biden deploys 1,000 soldiers as Helene death toll rises to 175

President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are due to visit badly-hit states on Wednesday.

BBC News Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

A bail hearing begins in the case of two black women allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer.

BBC News Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite VP debate - but who won?

The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.

BBC News Biden deploys 1,000 soldiers as Helene death toll rises to 175

President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are due to visit badly-hit states on Wednesday.

BBC News Madeleine McCann suspect faces 15-year prison term in unrelated trial

Christian Brückner, 47, is on trial in Germany for three charges of rape and two of sexual abuse.

BBC News Watch: Analysing where Iran's missiles struck in Israel

BBC Verify analysed three locations that were hit by Iranian missiles.

BBC News Muted mics and politeness - six takeaways from VP debate

Vance and Walz focused their attacks on Harris and Trump's plans on the economy, immigration and abortion.