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A new report by United Nations investigators says Nicaraguan state institutions have carried out a widespread ​and systematic attack against civilians, including torture, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention.

Daniel Ortega, who shares the presidency with his wife Rosario Murillo, announced this year that Nicaragua would no longer hold elections, out of concern that his political opposition could “seize the government”.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:43 - El Niño becomes the strongest on record weeks before its expected peak

07:21 - The BBC meets Ukrainian air defence units trying to counter the threat of Russian jet-powered drones

10:16 - A study by the University of Cambridge suggests baby girls tend to be more people-focused than boys from the first hours of their lives

13:25 - Researchers attempt to stop people from having sex in robotaxis

15:47 - Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ dubbed ''the Big Brother for cats''

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The White House has launched an online television channel called ‘Trump TV’, hours after major television networks in the US suspended their pooled coverage in protest of CNN, Politico and MS NOW being barred from the White House.

Trump TV operates a 24/7 feed of clips of the president. Initial coverage included Trump taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Marine One helipad on the White House South Lawn, but his comments were inaudible.

The three media organisations banned from the White House filed a lawsuit on Monday in US District Court in Washington.

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Yemen's president has asked US President Donald Trump for support in the escalating conflict with the Houthis, but no direct promise of military support has yet been given.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner is also in Djibouti, reporting on the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen itself - and learns of the thousands of people fleeing across the sea to Djibouti.

We discuss the role energy concerns will play at the United Nations General Assembly, and the scrutiny President Trump is coming under as consumers globally face higher oil, gas and diesel prices.

And finally BBC Persian's Bahman Kalbasi provides his insight into the delegation arriving in New York from Tehran, as world leaders meet at the United Nations General Assembly this week.

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Andy Burnham has said the UK will provide "defensive air-to-air refuelling" support for Saudi Arabia, in response to attacks the country has faced from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

The Houthis are locked in a civil war with Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.

In recent days, the Houthis in Yemen say they have carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast.

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A powerful typhoon passing Japan's east coast is bringing heavy rainfall and major disruption. More than 1.9 million people in and around Tokyo have been told to evacuate. Winds from Typhoon Dujuan have caused power cuts for thousands of people, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Large events - including the Asian Games and Tokyo Game Show - have been postponed or called off.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

03:29 BBC investigates a years-long cover up of alleged sexual crimes at an Indonesian boarding school.

09:52 Thousands of refugees flee Yemen for Djibouti, as Iran-backed Houthis fight Saudi Arabia

13:14 Gaza officials want to evacuate 250 buildings in danger of collapse as a result of Israeli strikes

17:10 Vladimir Putin's party wins a record number of seats in Russian parliament, in an election tightly controlled by the Kremlin

18:59 An argument over sun loungers turns deadly in Greece

21:24 New technology is helping people with dementia stay safe at home

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Today, we take a look at what’s happening in Europe as Germany’s Friedrich Merz faces pressure after a local election defeat. Also in the region, there has been a wave of warnings about the new threats posed by Russia.

France’s Emmanuel Macron, Poland’s Donald Tusk and senior intelligence staff from across Europe have both spoken out about the hybrid Russian warfare facing the west, including sabotage and threats to cyber-security. Adam speaks to BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler.

And, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD and autism has told the BBC accusations that the young are a snowflake generation are wrong. In an interview with BBC health reporter Cath Burns, Professor Peter Fonagy said there had been a real rise in mental distress among children and young people. Adam speaks to Cath about her interview.

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00:00 - Why have the German elections been a 'disaster' for Merz?

08:05 - Is Europe on high alert for a Russian escalation?

16:58 - What does this mean for Europe?

18:52 - A new review into mental health is due soon

25:49 - Is Gen Z a 'snowflake generation?'

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House.

Major US TV networks later announced they would suspend their White House pooled coverage of Trump.

So - can President Trump just ban news outlets he doesn't like?

In this video...

0:00 - Trump bans journalists

01:12 - Why did he do it?

02:12 - US networks react

04:14 - 'Fake news'

05:23 - Has it happened before?

06:49 - What can't journalists do?

07:59 - Is it constitutional?

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While Russia’s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, “special military operation” in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another story; 1.4 million casualties since February 2022. For that loss, Russia has gained just 2% of Ukraine’s land.

This is the story Vladimir Putin is not telling Russians. Amid parliamentary elections this past weekend, the Kremlin has claimed that most Russians back the president and the war, and it has promoted the political careers of thousands of soldiers back from Ukraine.

But what of their fallen comrades? The BBC’s Olga Ivshina has dedicated the last four years of her career to not just counting Russia’s true death toll, but building a picture of who these lost men were. She joins The Global Story's Tristan Redman to discuss what she has learnt.

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00:00 Introduction

01:14 Searching for missing dead soldiers

2:59 Tracking deaths in Ukraine

07:01 How to find missing Russian soldiers

11:39 Why some Russians sign up to fight in Ukraine

14:01 Russia's true death toll

19:19 The problem for Ukraine

21:15 Is Putin lied to about the Ukraine war?

Powerful typhoon Dujuan is battering Tokyo and is forecast to bring record rainfall.

Nearly two million people across five prefectures are under evacuation orders, with 50,000 households without power.

In Kanagawa, firefighters fear a woman has been buried alive after a landslide crushed a house, while a man in Chiba was taken to hospital after being trapped while working to clear debris.

Some 300 flights have been cancelled and some train services suspended.

0:00 - Typhoon hits Japan

01:00 - Impacts in Tokyo

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called two local election defeats for his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a "disaster" but vowed to remain in post.

In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU fell short of a 5% threshold to enter parliament, underperforming against what had already been projected to be the party's worst ever result in the area.

Far-right Alternative for Germany was on track to win the most votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but it is unlikely to govern as other parties refuse to work with it.

Meanwhile in Berlin, the ruling CDU was on course to be beaten by Die Linke (The Left).

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