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New York state prosecutors say they will reopen a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024.

The woman filed a civil lawsuit on 16 September alleging she was drugged and raped by multiple people at a fraternity house at the university.

"Once we determine the appropriate charges, the case will be prosecuted in the most objective and impartial means possible" through a grand jury, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday.

Cornell University said that while it supported the case being brought before a grand jury, "any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false".

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Cities in Ukraine have once again come under sustained Russian attack, with drone strikes in Dnipro, Sumi and the capital Kyiv.

Emergency and rescue teams face a daily battle to save lives and contain fires following the deadly strikes.

Clive Myrie presents frontline reporting from Paul Adams, on the ground in Kyiv with Ukraine’s emergency workers.

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China's President Xi Jinping returns to the White House on Thursday for the first time in over a decade.

A priority for both leaders will be to discuss AI. The two countries are currently locked in a fierce competition for AI dominance, amid dire warnings from US tech executives in recent weeks that the speed of AI development needs to be slowed, as the risks to humanity are too great.

President Trump has rejected those calls for a slowdown or suggestions of regulation, in part because of his concerns that China will overtake the US in AI development.

In this episode we speak to the BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker who tells us what China’s AI revolution looks from inside the country. And we ask how this issue is changing the power dynamics between the US and China.

New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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00:00 Introduction

00:53 Inside China’s AI boom

06:00 What do Chinese people think of AI?

10:06 How China is preparing for an AI future

14:13 Why China doesn’t want to slow down AI

16:38 What does China want from the US?

19:50 The battle over AI chips

23:20 AI, trade and Taiwan

25:13 How AI is shifting US-China power

26:45 Outro

The Iranian embassy in London says it 'categorically rejects' speculation linking the country to the arrests of five men near RAF Fairford, a key US air base used to launch bombing raids on Iran.

Police say the men -- held on Sunday on suspicion of terror offences -- were all UK nationals living in London.

They've been released on bail. Counter-terrorism police continue to investigate whether the incident has any links to Iran.

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A controversial parade organised by Northern Ireland's Orange Order due to happen on Sunday didn't due to protesters blocking the route.

The Drumcree parade, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland's history, had been due to go ahead for the first time in almost 30 years.

So why is it so controversial? In this video...

0:38 - Protesters block controversial route in Portadown

0:59 - What is the Orange Order?

1:30 - What do the Orange Order stand for?

2:09 – Parade route

2:25 – Newsround report from 1998 when there were violent clashes

2:56 – What are the controversial issues?

3:42 - What is the Drumcree march dispute about?

4:44 - Politicians clash over whether the parade should go ahead

6:38 - What were the Troubles in Northern Ireland?

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Climate scientists have put out a dire warning about this year’s El Niño; that it will likely be the worst in recorded history.

And if previous ‘super’ El Niños are anything to go by, that means that this cycle will bring extreme weather - flooding, drought, wildfires, and hunger- across the world.

But how do scientists know what the effects of an El Niño will be? And how do they communicate that information to governments and the public in a way that causes calm preparedness instead of panic?

Tom Di Liberto is a former climate scientist for the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a science communicator, who specialises in monitoring El Niño phenomena. He joins Tristan Redman and Asma Khalid on today’s The Global Story.

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00:00 Introduction

05:03 What is an El Niño?

07:45 What extreme weather is most likely during an El Niño?

10:05 Impact on global trade

12:11 Projected deaths because of an El Niño

13:44 This is the strongest El Niño in recorded history

15:43 The world's ability to mitigate the impacts of a strong El Niño

17:33 Doge cuts, the end of USAID and scientists' fears

21:31 How to prepare for extreme weather

On Sunday, a major incident was declared at an RAF airbase in the west of England.

Five men, all UK nationals in their 20s, who were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences are due to be released on police bail.

So - what happened?

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Adam and Chris interview the Chancellor John Healey at Labour party conference following his first speech in the role.

In his speech, the chancellor announced £6bn of new contracts for British shipyards, which he said would help defend the UK in the long term, and emphasised the need to reindustrialise Britain and get more young people into work.

But amidst a tough global economic picture, the chancellor is under pressure with UK diesel hitting an all-time high price. Plus, could the triple lock pension pledge be scrapped to help fund other things? Adam and Chris break down what he had to say.

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00:00 Chancellor John Healey is on Newscast

05:50 What are the pressures facing the UK economy?

10:00 How is the government funding new apprenticeships?

13:39 Could the pension triple-lock be scrapped?

15:40 Will the Chancellor tackle diesel prices at the next budget?

19:20 Chris and Adam debrief the chancellor's interview

Israeli media has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates to meet President Mohammed bin Zayed on Sunday.

The news comes amid an uproar over an earlier report that the UAE leader had warned Mr Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation shortly before the attacks of 7th of October, 2023 - something Mr Netanyahu has denied.

Israeli media has said that he visited President bin Zayed to ask him to deny the report as well.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:23 The BBC reports from the front lines of the conflict in Yemen, as Iran-backed Houthis clash with Saudi-backed government forces

10:18 Unproven claims of sexual assault lead to violent protests at an Indian university

12:55 Bangkok is declared a flood disaster zone

14:29 Was a foreign power behind an alleged plot to blow up RAF Fairford – a British air base used by the US?

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Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push back Houthi fighters in the city of Taiz, Yemen.

The fighters swept down the coast of the Red Sea earlier this month, taking control of a key shipping chokepoint and escalating Yemen's civil war.

The BBC travelled with government forces from Taiz through checkpoints to the line where their control ends and no man's land begins, in order to see the fighting up close.

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