Latino voters in Florida — including 68% of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County — helped fuel Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential victory.

But now, ahead of next week’s midterm elections, some of those voters are questioning their loyalty to Trump, and to the Republican party. Many are focused on the administration’s immigration crackdown — thousands of people arrested and deported by ICE — and also on questions about Trump’s influence in Latin America and his plans for the future of Venezuela and Cuba.

What have Trump’s policies meant for the people living on both sides of the Florida Straits? The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks with Sumi Somaskanda, a chief anchor at BBC News in Washington, and BBC Cuba correspondent Will Grant.

New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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00:00 Maria Elvira Salazar criticises Trump
02:21 What is the politics of Miami?
04:50 How have ICE raids affected voters there?
08:50 Does Trump’s Cuba policy have an impact?
11:31 Are Cuban Americans supporting Trump?
14:50 What is the immigration status of Cubans in the US?
17:34 How has the immigration crackdown affected Cubans?
22:45 How is this all going to affect the midterms?

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Ethiopia is a country with big ambitions, and they don’t come much bigger than the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Africa’s largest hydroelectric power project is two thirds finished and the dam can already control the flow of the Blue Nile, which is deeply upsetting downstream Egypt who they didn’t consult before building started. In the first part of the BBC News Virtual Reality documentary series “Damming The Nile” you’ll be taken on a journey from the sacred source of the Blue Nile, down waterfalls and through canyons to see this giant dam being built. You’ll travel on East Africa’s first metro train, go for a traditional Ethiopian lunch to hear why people are paying for this multi-billion dollar project, see the extent of Ethiopia’s growth and ambitions, and hear the government’s view on the political crisis the dam project has created. When finished, watch episode 2.
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam chief engineer Simegnew Bekele was shot dead in his car in Addis Ababa in July 2018. Ethiopian authorities are investigating his death

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Brazil has just come through a fierce electoral campaign that saw left-wing incumbent Lula Da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result, and President Trump has weighed in saying the result looks “terrible” and “rigged”. Nonetheless, the result is significant: Brazil has broken a trend of right-wing candidates – many aligned with Donald Trump – win elections across South America.

So what does a Lula victory mean for Latin America and the world? Nathalia Passarinho, an editor at BBC Brazil and BBC Mundo explains it all to The Global Story’s Asma Khalid.

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0:00 How did Lula Da Silva pull of the dramatic comeback?
1:05 Intro to Nathalia Passarinho and her reaction
3:34 Why was this election in Brazil such a big deal?
5:54 Why was Brazil accusing the US of election interference?
10:15 How were US tech companies involved?
11:40 How dramatic was the election night?
15:40 Why has Flávio Bolsonaro not accepted the results of this election?
19:25 The similarities between Brazil and the United States
21:14 How significant is this victory for Lula?
22:47 The Donroe Doctrine

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The BBC’s North America Editor Sarah Smith explores the friction in the Democratic party with candidates choosing different strategic paths hoping to win: progressive or centrist.

We head to Iowa and Michigan as candidates face off in tight races ahead of the US midterm elections.

Sarah looks at the political direction the Democrats will take over the next two years to fight Donald Trump.

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French police have imposed curfews in cities across the country, after days of violent disorder, with shops looted and buildings set on fire.

In parts of central Paris, people will be banned from the streets between 2300 and 0600. In Nice the curfew applies only to young people. There are also restrictions in Lyon and Lille and Marseille.

The Prime Minister French PM Sébastien Lecornu gave local authorities the power to impose the curfews after days of rioting, with thousands of arrests. In a statement, he said: “We will not be dictated and ruled by the breakers, by the thieves, by the thugs”.

The disorder began last month with students protesting over school conditions but has escalated to take in a wide range of grievances. Lecornu claimed the movement was being led by what he called “ultra-Left radical groups” who he said were hoping to “create chaos” ahead of next year’s French presidential election. More than half a million people took to the streets at the weekend to protest against his government and its policies.

France’s neighbours in Europe are watching events with concern. Many of them, including Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Albania are seeing their own domestic protests, driven in large part by public anger over price increases and the rising cost of living.

Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Katya Adler, Nick Beake and Nick Thorpe.

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