laura bicker, bbc news, ruili.ed that immigrants from haiti were eating pet cats and dogs. now the republican candidate says he's planning to visit springfield on the campaign trail. city leaders say they'd prefer him to stay away and some residents are worried about far right activists gathering there as they try to cope with the impact mr trump's remarks have had on their city. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in springfield. 0n the menu today, it is beef stew, as some of springfield's haitian population line up for a free meal along with other hungry residents. have a blessed day! it's the haitians who have been the target of completely false stories about eating pets, as donald trump is relocating his anti—immigration campaign from the southern border and right into the heart of american cities with large immigrant populations like springfield. over 60 million viewers heard donald trump repeat a baseless rumour about animals being stolen. in springfield, they're eating the dogs — the people that came in

strict covid lockdowns ravaged ruili's economy.long shifts making car parts and clothes, these burmese workers can relax. they've been brought from myanmar as cheap labour for chinese factories. translation: there is nothing we can do because war- is happening in myanmar. everything is expensive. everywhere, there is a battle going on and everyone has to run because of war. their work here comes with conditions. their movements are often restricted. and while theirfuture is in chinese hands, beijing will be considering how big a part it's willing to play in the fate of their homeland. laura bicker, bbc news, ruili. let's turn to some other important news around the world. schools in niger will start the academic year almost a month late due to heavy rains and flooding, the military government said. many classrooms are damaged, or occupied with displaced people. torrential rains since lastjuly have caused havoc across niger. the us secret service has admitted "deficiencies" in planning prior to an attempt on donald trump's life at h

strict covid lockdowns ravaged ruili's economy.y lives depend on it. after long shifts making car parts and clothes, these burmese workers can relax. they've been brought from myanmar as cheap labour for chinese factories. translation: there is nothing we can do because war- is happening in myanmar. everything is expensive. everywhere, there is a battle going on and everyone has to run because of war. their work here comes with conditions. their movements are often restricted. and while theirfuture is in chinese hands, beijing will be considering how big a part it's willing to play in the fate of their homeland. laura bicker, bbc news, ruili. let's turn to some other news around the world. people in sri lanka are voting in the first election since the country's economic meltdown two years ago. in 2022, thousands of protesters facing skyrocketing inflation and severe food shortages forced the country's president at the time to flee and later resign. saturday's election is widely regarded as a referendum on economic reforms meant to

laura bicker, bbc news, ruili. too close to call. so to try and win over undecided and marginal voters, both kamala harris and donald trump are crisscrossing the battleground states. one of those states is michigan, and my colleague caitriona perry has been speaking to voters there. welcome to saginaw in michigan. this is up the north part of the state. and in this swing city, in this swing county, in this battleground state, only 300 votes separated joe biden from donald trump in 2020. so that gives you an idea about just how tight some of these communities are. you'll see streets where one house has a kamala harris sign in it, and their next door neighbour has a donald trump sign in their front garden. so it's very close, very tight — people reporting issues here and in the other cities we've been in michigan, just like we're hearing right across america. we're hearing about the economy. about the cost of living and affordability crisis. we're hearing about the rates of inflation, housing, education, immigration,