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World Service,02 Nov 2026,49 mins

Final day of US midterms campaigning

Outside Source

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A final burst of campaigning is under way in the United States, where Democrats are hoping to overturn Republican congressional majorities in the midterm elections. We speak to journalists in Michigan and Texas about what is at stake. Dozens of robots have taken part in an inaugural race up one of China's most famous mountains. Our reporter from the BBC's Global China Unit explains. Kimi Antonelli became the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. We speak to two people who have raced against him. The BBC's Panorama programme has secured rare access to people inside Iran whose lives have been changed forever by recent events. We speak to our reporter. Presenter: Rahul Tandon. (Photo: Dennis Connor, an election worker for Jefferson County, prepares to pick up mail-in ballots from a USPS sorting facility in Golden, Colorado, US, October 28, 2026. Credit: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters)

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