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Claudia López: Colombia's capital elects gay woman as mayor

Claudia López, a gay politician who advertises herself as "incorruptible", has become the first woman to be elected mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá. ...

Chile protests: President sacks whole cabinet after protests

Chile's President Sebastian Piñera has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters. ...

Kincade fire: Mass blackout begins amid California wildfires

Power cuts expected to affect more than two million people have begun in California as fires continue to surge. ...

Chile protests: One million join peaceful march for reform

An estimated one million people have joined a peaceful protest march in Chile's capital, calling on the government to tackle inequality. ...

California wildfires: Millions warned of possible power cut

Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state. ...

Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins

The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry, US media report. ...

Brexit: EU considers extension as MPs mull election

EU ambassadors are meeting to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson's call for an early election. ...

Kincade fire: Thousands evacuated as California wildfire rages

About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire rages through California's wine country. ...

Ministers from the least developed countries meet in Bhutan to discuss climate change

Ministers from the 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have met in Bhutan ahead of COP25, the international climate negotiations in Santiago, Chile in December 2019, to coordinate the LDC Group’s approach to securing a more ambitious and urgent international response to the climate crisis. ...

Bolivia election: Tension rises as Morales' lead expands

Protests have intensified in Bolivia as the incumbent president, Evo Morales, has again reached the lead needed to win the presidential election outright in the first round. ...

Brexit: EU extension decision expected on Friday

EU leaders are set to decide on Friday whether to grant the UK a three-month Brexit extension, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler says. ...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire

A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. ...

Essex Police: 39 people found dead in lorry container

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. ...

Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns 'irregular' pressure on Ukraine

A top US diplomat says President Trump made the release of military aid to Ukraine conditional on a pledge that a political rival would be investigated. ...

Trump calls impeachment inquiry 'a lynching'

US President Donald Trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation that may seek to remove him from office "a lynching". ...

India and Pakistan blame each other over Kashmir shelling

India and Pakistan have blamed each other for shelling across the line of control, the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. ...

Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson's deal

Parliament must be given "a straight up-and-down vote" on the PM's Brexit deal, No 10 says, after MPs delivered a major blow to his strategy on Saturday. ...

Chile protests: Five dead after looters torch garment factory

Five people died after looters torched a garment factory near Chile's capital Santiago, bringing the death toll in violent protests to at least seven. ...