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Join James Coomarasamy and guests in Wisconsin for this special Newshour podcast looking at how the cost of living in the United States could decide the result of the presidential election. With James is Laura Dresser, a labour economist at the University of Wisconsin and Shawn Johnson, who covers politics for Wisconsin Public Radio.

The US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says about eight thousand North Korean soldiers have now reached the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian troops have attacked Russian forces.

As the crisis in Sudan continues, we hear from the coalition seeking to bring the warring sides together at the negotiating table.

Also, the thoughts of the political scientist Francis Fukuyama, as America counts down to its presidential election.

And the AI artist whose work could sell for up to 200,000 dollars!

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Some 50,000 people have fled the Lebanese city of Baalbek as Israel launches a series of strikes against Hezbollah.

More than 20 strikes were reported in the Baalbek area, local people told the BBC - with five inside the city itself, where there is a Unesco-listed ancient Roman temple complex. We'll hear from a local MP on the situation.

Also in the programme: To mark 50 years since boxing's Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman joins us on Newshour to celebrate a half-century since he took on Muhammad Ali.

(Photo shows a huge column of black smoke rose into the air following one of the strikes in the Baalbek area. Credit: AFP)

Join James Menendez and guests for this special Newshour podcast examining how immigration is impacting the race for the US Presidency.

With James in San Antonio, Texas is Rogelio Sáenz, Professor of Sociology and Demography at the University of Texas in San Antonio and Alejandra Arredondo, a reporter based in San Antonio.

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The Spanish authorities say that flash flooding has killed at least 62 people and left dozens unaccounted for in Valencia. Some parts of the region have been inundated by a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. Footage shows people clinging to trees as cars float along muddy rivers. At the same time, a major report is released by the Lancet Countdown Project which says that climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st Century.

Also in the programme: the X influencers making thousands of dollars spreading misinformation ahead of the US election; and we hear from the lead author of a new scientific study about the animals which share our love of alcohol.

(Photo: A man walks amongst the debris after heavy rains caused flooding, in Letur, Spain, 30 October, 2024. Credit: Susana Vera/Reuters)

The director of the hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza says it's unable to treat satisfactorily the dozens injured in Israel's strike on a multi-storey building. Almost a hundred people were reported killed or missing in the attack. Israel says its operations in northern Gaza are designed to prevent Hamas from regrouping. The UN Secretary-General and the US State Department have expressed their outrage at Israel's decision to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They've warned there could be consequences. We'll hear from the Arab Israeli politician, Aida Touma-Suleima, about the vote to ban the UN humanitarian agency for Palestinians.

Also in the programme: Donald Trump's former strategist, Steve Bannon, has gone back on the attack on his release from prison, accusing Vice-President Harris of lacking substance; and does Africa's original film festival, FESPACO, face an uncertain future?

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Israel's allies condemn a parliamentary vote effectively banning the main UN agency for Palestinians. We hear from the UK’s minister for the middle east – but what are the chances the Israeli government will listen? And who is Naim Qassem, long-time deputy to Hassan Nasrallah and now leader of Hezbollah?

Also in the programme: Iran executes a German-Iranian activist - we hear from another Iranian dissident; and how a researcher browsing the internet unearthed an entire lost Mayan city in Mexico.

(IMAGE: A sign at the entrance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) offices in Jerusalem, 29 October 2024 / CREDIT: Abir Sultan / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock)

The Israeli parliament has passed a law banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from operating in the country. Lawmakers accused UNRWA staff of involvement in the attacks of October the Seventh and diverting aid in Gaza. UNRWA's boss, Philippe Lazzarini said the measure would only deepen the suffering of the Palestinian people. A US State Department spokesman said Washington had made it clear to Israel that it was "deeply concerned".

Also we have a BBC investigation into How fraudsters are cashing in on illegal migration in the UK.

And scientists warn one-third of the world's tree species face extinction - we will look at the potential impact.

(Photo: Palestinian civilians continue to flee Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza. Credit: Getty Images)

The World Meteorological Organisation says greenhouse gas levels are higher than ever before. So what are the explanations – and why are natural carbon sinks in trouble?

Also in the programme: the opposition in Georgia calls for mass protests after the Georgian Dream Party is declared winner of the election; and has a new miniature masterpiece by Chopin been discovered? We hear from the curator who unearthed the piece.

(IMAGE: Aerial view of a lignite burning power station in North Rhine Westphalia - Germany. Chimneys and cooling towers releasing smoke and steam into the atmosphere. The power plant is also releasing the greenhouse gas CO2 / CREDIT: Schroptschop / Getty Images Creative)

The Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili , says Georgians have fallen victim to a Russian special operation, describing Saturday's parliamentary election as a "total falsification." The ruling Georgian Dream party, which was said to have won 54 per cent of the vote, has denied the result was in dispute and accused the opposition of undermining the country's constitutional order.

Also in the programme: we speak to Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha who says more than 20 of his relatives were killed in a strike in Northern Gaza on Saturday; and we hear from the author Hanif Kureishi on the stage-play based on his semi-autobiographical novel The Buddha of Suburbia.

(Picture: Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili visits a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia on October 26, 2024. Credit: Zurab Javakhadze/REUTERS)