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BBC News
Monday 19 October 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (81%)
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Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva faced right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the first televised debate of the presidential run-off, ahead of next week's vote. They traded insults and repeatedly accused each other of lying during exchanges that turned into personal attacks; Lula said Bolsonaro was worse than his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted over a botched coup attempt. Analyst Fabio de Sá e Silva called it the worst debate he had seen, said Lula won on points, and described Bolsonaro as aggressive and dismissive while making false claims. He said polls showed a tied race with a small advantage for Flavio Bolsonaro, after Bolsonaro led the first round by less than two percentage points.
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was due to hold crisis talks after a weekend of unrest in Paris and other cities. More than half a million demonstrators took to the streets in largely peaceful protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services, but some demonstrations turned violent; the Interior Ministry said nearly 2,400 people were arrested. Public buildings were targeted in Lille and Marseille, a tourist office was set ablaze in Lyon, and Limoges town hall was badly damaged by fire. In Paris, more than 100,000 people protested and police used tear gas and water cannon as shops were damaged and looted. President Emmanuel Macron called for calm and said those responsible for violence would be brought to justice; he cannot run in next year's presidential election. President Trump accused Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky of not wanting the war with Russia to end, as their row continued; Trump said he was making progress on peace and did not want to drive Russia away from talks, while Zelensky told NBC it would be a historic mistake for the US to formally support Russia, though he still viewed Trump as an ally. Russian missiles hit a Kyiv subway station and damaged a 25-storey residential building, and Ukraine struck oil infrastructure in St Petersburg; an analyst said Kyiv was sending a message to Washington and Moscow.
A wave of homemade synthetic drugs is sweeping the United States, with overdose deaths falling from more than 110,000 in 2022 to about 70,000 last year but drugs remaining plentiful, cheaper and increasingly deadly as synthetics and the animal tranquiliser Tranq are added. In Chicago, police and Cook County Jail officials described fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids entering the jail on soaked mail; a former inmate demonstrated soaking paper with drugs, and officials said Narcan does not work when fentanyl is mixed with new synthetic tranquilisers. In the UK, passengers who play loud music on trains and buses could be fined under a new government campaign against anti-social behaviour, which also covers littering, vaping and threatening behaviour; rail passengers who refuse to stop can be removed or fined up to £1,000, while bus transport officers and police can issue £100 fines.
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Fabio de Sá e Silva, associate professor of international studies and co-director of the Center for Brazil Studies at the University of Oklahoma
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President Macron, President
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Hassan Ahmed, owner
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Peter Dickinson, editor of Ukraine Alert at the Atlantic Council
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Billy Pellegrini, Intelligence investigator
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Dom Joly, obnoxious commuter
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Claim Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro clash in bad-tempered run-off debate
The debate covered crime, corruption and healthcare and featured repeated mutual accusations of lying, with Lula comparing Flavio Bolsonaro unfavourably to his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted over a botched coup attempt.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 1:13-1:21
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Claim Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro clash in bad-tempered run-off debate
The debate covered crime, corruption and healthcare and featured repeated mutual accusations of lying, with Lula comparing Flavio Bolsonaro unfavourably to his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted over a botched coup attempt.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 1:21-1:33
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Claim Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro clash in bad-tempered run-off debate
Reports described the race as tied with a small advantage for Flavio Bolsonaro.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 5:33-5:40
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Claim French PM holds crisis meeting after weekend riots as arrests top 2,400
The French Prime Minister was due to hold crisis talks after the weekend.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 5:48-5:58
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Claim French PM holds crisis meeting after weekend riots as arrests top 2,400
Arrests during the unrest were reported in figures ranging from hundreds to nearly 2,400, varying by source and time.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 7:30-7:35
- 9:36 Story begins Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting war to end
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Claim Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting war to end
Trump said he did not want to push Russia away from negotiations and claimed progress toward peace.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 9:50-10:03
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Claim Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting war to end
Zelensky said formal US support for Russia would be a historic mistake.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 10:11-10:23
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Charged quote Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting war to end
to Moscow that Ukraine will continue to defend itself and will continue to strike at the Russian energy industry, which is so crucial for Putin's war machine. It's fair to say, isn't it, that you actually have two hot-headed leaders here. We know Trump's reputation precedes him for escalating feuds, but during the week, or
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 11:40-11:44
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Contested quote Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting war to end
that the US system behind the scenes is still giving very strong support to Ukraine? America has remained a key ally, despite the fact that they stopped direct military aid to Ukraine, certainly in terms of intelligence sharing, in terms of communications, in terms of behind the scenes support militarily.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 13:27-13:41
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Claim Synthetic drugs and fentanyl drive US overdose deaths as Chicago faces new wave
Annual US overdose deaths fell to around 70,000 last year.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 15:50-16:04
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Claim Synthetic drugs and fentanyl drive US overdose deaths as Chicago faces new wave
Synthetic drug use is widespread in Cook County Jail, and synthetic cannabinoids there can cause fatal seizures.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 19:47-19:52
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Claim Synthetic drugs and fentanyl drive US overdose deaths as Chicago faces new wave
A former inmate demonstrated how drugs could be made in a Chicago basement without Mexican cartels.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 22:29-22:35
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Claim Bus and train anti-social behaviour fines face enforcement doubts
A transport crackdown covers loud noise, littering, vaping and threatening behaviour.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 24:43-24:49
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Claim Bus and train anti-social behaviour fines face enforcement doubts
Rail passengers who refuse to comply can be removed or fined up to £1,000.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 24:49-24:55
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Claim Bus and train anti-social behaviour fines face enforcement doubts
Transport officers and police can issue £100 fines on buses under new local authority powers.
BBC News, 19 October 2026, 24:55-25:03
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