A wave of intense and, at times, unpredictable storms exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has killed dozens, shuttered major airports and wiped out crops and infrastructure across a swathe of East Asia.

El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon in which warm waters pooling in the eastern Pacific and altered wind patterns drive extreme weather events around the world. It happens around every two to seven years, lasting for around a year.

This year’s El Niño, which the UK Met Office has forecast to be the “strongest in living memory”, is likely to last until February or March.

Wild weather is a way of life for people living along the coast in the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan but the BBC examines how the last few months have been extraordinary.

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People in Helmand Province might be exhausted and desperate after many years of war and violence.

But every Friday night, they still gather in dimly-lit rooms for a laugh and card games – right under the Taliban’s nose.

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Jim Messina, Democrat strategist and Obama’s former campaign manager gives us the inside track on what Democrats will look for in their next presidential candidate for 2028, and how the race has already started.

Jim Messina and Justin discuss the priorities for a future candidate and why money (and the ability to raise millions) is essential.

We also unpack the results and look at how the Democrats achieved huge midterm gains, and what their priorities should be for Congress.

00:00 The Blue Wave
00:40 Watching the votes come in
02:32 Dems’ historic voteshare
07:35 Staying on message
13:30 Can Dems hold on to their gains?
17:40 How will Trump react?
22:30 The 2028 race

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US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

The company, one of the most valuable in the world, says its board has no reason to believe Nvidia’s secrets or national security were compromised.

US intelligence officials believe Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, was a spy for Beijing, according to the New York Times.

Huang has separately admitted to having been “unfaithful” to his wife and apologised for hurting her and their children.

US President Donald Trump says he has not spoken to the Nvidia boss since news of the investigation emerged.

“I just know he’s a fine person, but you never know what’s going on,” Trump told reporters late on Sunday, adding that he had “done an amazing job for our country”.

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From informants and covert networks to claims of sabotage and assassination, the war between Russia and Ukraine is increasingly being fought far from the battlefield.

Much of that shadow conflict is difficult to verify but BBC Eye has gained rare access to Russians who claim they’re helping Ukraine by carrying out operations inside Russia. The BBC has confirmed they are working for Ukrainian intelligence, but has not been able to independently verify the operations they say they’ve played a role in.

For BBC World Service, this documentary is voiced by actress Saskia Reeves.

🎥 Watch the full documentary, Shadowmen: Russians working with Ukraine, here: https://youtu.be/b5EbodP9g54

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