Iran says four ships have hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the US saying it had cleared obstructions from the key route.

Qatar, one of the world’s biggest natural gas exporters before the war, signs a long-term deal to import gas from the United States. Analysts say it’s a sign of expected long-term disruption.

JD Vance is reported to have sent a letter to leaders in Tehran. Donald Trump says it’s not about peace negotiations, but focused on getting medical supplies to Iran.

The United Nations says the war in Iran has made domestic repression worse, with the public bearing the brunt of both military strikes and government crackdowns.

And the Israeli elections look set for a deadlock, with Arab-led parties potentially key to forming the next government.

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The US midterm elections are fast approaching with power in Washington very much up for grabs.

But what exactly is at stake? And how could the results shape the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency?

00:00 Intro
01:02 What are the midterms?
01:40 Who is running in the midterms?
02:38 What’s on voters’ minds?
04:07 Democrats v Republicans
05:17 When will we know the results?
06:28 What happens if Democrats win?
07:27 Trump’s agenda if Republicans lose

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There are new, disturbing revelations concerning two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal, potentially dating back several decades.

An independent review into claims that children and mothers died, or were permanently harmed by care failures, at Telford’s Princess Royal and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, is now looking at 300 more cases.

It takes the total number of cases under investigation to 1,500 over a 40 year period.

It follows concerns raised again by the Care Quality Commission about wider hospital services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Clive Myrie presents a BBC News at Ten exclusive report from Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan.

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At least 70 hostages have been killed in an attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya, officials say. At least 79 were injured while more than 500 students were rescued from the Garissa University College campus, disaster management officials said. BBC’s Anne Soy reports

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