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A US judge had temporarily overturned bans placed on MS Now, CNN and Politico from the White House.

A District of Columbia court issued a temporary restraining order against the ban, meaning CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored for 14 days, after ruling the move "likely violated their constitutional due process rights".

The Trump administration defended the move in court, accusing the outlets of publishing false information and threatening national security - an argument the court rejected.

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has disclosed that an artificial intelligence agent developed by US firm OpenAI "infiltrated" a statistics portal on an Australian government website.

The agent hacked a statistics portal containing private data from Australia's universal healthcare scheme, Medicare. Experts believe it is the world's first known AI breach of a government system.

OpenAI says it is not believed any patient records were accessed.

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China’s President Xi has been greeted by Donald Trump as he arrived in Washington for a historic summit.

The White House has rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader Xi Jinping, with AI, trade and Taiwan expected to be on the agenda for the leaders of the global superpowers.

Xi was greeted personally by Trump at Andrews Air Force Base on the eve of a White House state dinner and a military flyover.

The three-day trip marks Xi's first state visit to the US since 2015 and his third meeting with Trump in the past year.

Adding to the high-stakes state visit, a US-China trade agreement reached last year is set to expire in November.

The trade truce - reached in October 2025 as Trump and Xi met in South Korea - saw Washington suspend steep tariff increases on Chinese goods while Beijing eased back from restricting rare earth exports critical for manufacturing.

Experts said they will be watching for some sort of announcement around an extension of this agreement during the state visit.

Xi's trip to Washington, which ends on Friday, will have plenty of pomp and pageantry, and includes lavish dinners, private tours and performances. He is accompanied by First Lady Peng Liyuan who is expected to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art with US First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Laura Bicker and Faisal Islam.

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A mass shooting near the South African city of Durban has left 11 people dead. Police say the motive for the attack - which saw gunmen storm a house party in KwaMakhutha township - is still unclear. The acting police chief said she had launched a manhunt to bring the killers to justice. South Africa has one of the world’s highest murder rates, often fuelled by gang rivalries. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called rampant crime a major threat.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

03:51 The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns the world to reduce its huge debt burden, made worse by the Iran war

10:54 The BBC gets a rare look at the remote data centres powering China's mighty AI ambitions

14:10 An escalation in fighting between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan forces prompts fears of a return to all out war

17:12 The feud over Dolly Parton's estate, involving her nephew Bryan Seaver

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Doctors specialising in surgery around the eyes say a concerning number of patients are reporting problems from having a cheap blepharoplasty, also known as a 'bleph', typically abroad.

Women have told us they have sought medical help back in the UK, because scarring has not healed properly and they have been in pain.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham (and Chris Mason!) have returned from a busy 24 hours in New York where the prime minister met US President Donald Trump for the first time, and gave his first major international speech at the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister talked about fighting against Russian disinformation and pushing global AI standards.

Chris has come straight from the airport to the Newscast studio to talk through the big news lines from the visit. He also reveals what happened behind-the-scenes.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will never "bend the knee" after almost seven months of war with the US and Israel, but is ready for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

Sumi Somaskanda and BBC Persian's Bahman Kalbasi analyse the impact of the statements and diplomacy taking place at the United Nations on the prospects for peace.

Meanwhile the economic fallout from the Iran War continues to be felt globally and Theo Leggett explains how the rising price of US diesel could lead to consequences, especially in Europe.

In Yemen we see pictures of the Houthis fighting at the frontline and our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner assesses their success.

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The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, after US President Donald Trump called it "terrible".

It's a group of around 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, and is currently an overseas territory of the UK. One of the islands, called Diego Garcia, is home to a UK-US military base.

It's recently been under pressure to hand over control of the islands to Mauritius. So, what's it all about?

In this video...

0:31 – The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, after US President Donald Trump called it "terrible"

1:31 – Has Any Burnham caved to the demands of Donald Trump?

3:09 – Where are the Chagos Islands?

3:31 – BBC Verify look at the history of UK sovereignty

4:18 – How much pressure is the UK under?

5:16 – A timeline of US responses to the Chagos deal

6:25 – Why has the US changed its mind?

7:38 – How important is it for the UK to get the US’s approval?

8:13 – What should the UK do next?

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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.

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00:00 INTRO

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

Scientists say they have discovered why the bacteria responsible for the UK's worst outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year proved so dangerous.

More than 20 young people, mostly students, were infected in the March outbreak, linked to a Canterbury nightclub. All needed hospital treatment, while nine ended up in intensive care and two died.

Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the University of Oxford, who have looked at the DNA of the bacterium, say it picked up some genetic material from other bugs found naturally in the throats of some people.

This exchange created a new strain or variant that then spread between clubbers and caused severe illness.

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