Gaza: BBC reporter and family left homeless again after Israel air strike warning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67139236?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:32 PM
Rushdi Abu Alouf is among those struggling to find a place to live amid ongoing Israeli strikes.
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Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67131128?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 4:26 PM
Two died and one person was injured in the Monday attack coinciding with a Sweden football match.
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Ukraine uses US-supplied ATACMS for the first time, says Zelensky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67135163?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:33 PM
The ATACMS weapons were reportedly used in air strikes that destroyed Russian helicopters.
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Sweden investigating damage to Baltic undersea cable
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67138269?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 3:59 PM
A gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is believed to have been damaged at the same time, Sweden says.
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Britney Spears says she had abortion when dating Justin Timberlake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67136898?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 6:59 PM
The pop star was in her late teens and dating Justin Timberlake at the time, according to memoir extracts.
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Exonerated man shot and killed in traffic stop in Georgia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67138827?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 4:43 PM
Leonard Cure spent over 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, a judge had found.
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India Supreme Court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65525980?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 11:44 AM
The Supreme Court's refusal to legalise same-sex marriage has dashed the hopes of India's LGBTQ+ people.
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Venezuela crisis: Government and opposition to resume talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67132958?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 12:23 PM
The two sides are reportedly close to signing a deal on conditions under which to hold elections in 2024.
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Ex-wife of IS 'Beatle' speaks out for first time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67069889?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 1:24 PM
Dure Ahmed was held in a Syrian camp for more than three years, but has now been repatriated to Canada.
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Nigeria burns $1.4m-worth of pangolin scales in anti-trafficking stand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67134651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 4:38 PM
Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Van Gogh Museum pulls Pokémon card over safety concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67132770?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 1:12 PM
The Amsterdam museum has decided to stop giving out the cards after reports of overcrowding.
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Wadea al-Fayoume: Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were 'Mom, I'm fine'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67085553?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 2:19 AM
Wadea al-Fayoume was laid to rest in a Chicago suburb as the family's landlord was charged with murder.
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Somali Cable Television's director Nur killed in suicide blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67131315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 1:37 PM
A prominent Somali journalists' union says it is "deeply shaken" by Abdifatah Moalim Nur's death.
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Israel Gaza war: Explosion at Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67128770?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:15 AM
CCTV footage appears to show the moment an airstrike hits the Rafah crossing area between Gaza and Egypt.
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EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67129490?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 12:59 AM
They are meant to be going to Strasbourg but a signalling error takes them to the theme park instead.
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Donald Trump gets gag order in 2020 election meddling case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67127780?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 6:22 PM
The former president recently called prosecutors "thugs" and one likely witness a "gutless pig".
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Blinken emphasises 'deep commitment' to Israel after talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67124831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 6:49 PM
His second trip to Israel in a week comes as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza reaches a critical point.
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Bedbugs: Hotels turn to tech as outbreaks rise
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67123305?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 9:19 AM
Firms are turning to tech - both old and new - to catch outbreaks early, which is vital to stopping the spread.
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Poland election: Tusk's opposition eyes power after pivotal vote
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67123584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:06 PM
Eight years of rule under the right-wing Law and Justice party could soon come to an end.
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Dozens killed as Israeli strikes hit southern Gaza refuge areas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67133803?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 3:56 PM
Some 600,000 Palestinians are sheltering in the south after an Israeli order to evacuate the north.
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Mia Shem: Mother's plea for daughter release after Hamas hostage video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67132577?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 1:02 PM
Keren Shem appeals for her daughter to be freed immediately with all the Hamas hostages in Gaza.
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In Gaza, wounded children with no surviving family
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67121414?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 11:58 AM
A doctor working in Gaza told the BBC 40% of those wounded are children and many have become orphans.
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Israeli woman sees sister captured by Hamas in social media video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135420?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:01 PM
Alexandra said her sister Karina was kidnapped from an army base she was serving at near the Gaza border.
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Israel-Gaza: Will other countries get dragged in?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67128533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 8:24 PM
Our correspondents answer your questions on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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'We are not leaving' - The families who won't evacuate Gaza City
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67127567?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 8:17 PM
Despite a looming Israeli ground assault, many families are unwilling or unable to leave northern Gaza.
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Putin in China aiming to strengthen anti-West coalition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67121520?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:14 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a rare overseas trip to visit his most important ally.
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What is the Rafah crossing and why is it Gaza's lifeline?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67121372?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 1:23 PM
The border crossing with Egypt is the only point of exit for Palestinians looking to flee Gaza.
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'I don't eat or sleep' says husband of new mother missing after Hamas attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67112202?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 6:34 PM
New mother Celine Ben David Nagar was on a weekend away with friends - now she's thought to be in Gaza.
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Israel Gaza war: Rockets soar above Tel Aviv as sirens sound
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67127824?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 11:25 PM
Hamas say they fired a "barrage of rockets" at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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Entire streets destroyed in Gaza refugee camp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67121800?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 9:10 AM
In footage from Saturday, people can be seen walking through huge piles of rubble.
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Zaka: The volunteers giving dignity to Israel's dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67100014?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 7:17 PM
Zaka volunteers are used to being called to traumatic scenes, but nothing prepared them for the past week.
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One week in Gaza: 'There are no safe places here'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67116407?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 6:34 PM
Bombs, shortages, a life on the run. Bisan Owda, a filmmaker, has been documenting her days under siege.
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Khan Younis: A Gaza city on its knees, now with a million mouths to feed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67116403?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 3:38 PM
A desperate and destitute tide of humanity has washed into Khan Younis. And there is no help.
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Who's behind Israel-Gaza disinformation and hate online?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67114313?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 7:46 AM
How false claims, conspiracy theories and hateful content shapes the general public's view of the war.
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Gaza doctor: We consume a month’s medical supplies a day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67118471?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 7:08 PM
British Palestinian Surgeon, Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, describes the "overwhelming" numbers of wounded coming to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital.
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How BBC verified video of Palestinians killed fleeing Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67114281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 5:13 PM
Women and children were killed in Friday's strike on vehicles that were heading away from northern Gaza.
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Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel: 'Our second country is bleeding'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67115875?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 1:03 PM
Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel relocate for a second time following Hamas's surprise attack.
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Israel Gaza war: A young girl is rescued after a strike on a residential area in Rafah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140283?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:24 PM
The young child survived a strike on a residential area in southern Gaza.
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Mia Shem: Israeli-French mother pleads for hostage daughter's release
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135419?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 11:32 AM
Israeli-French woman Mia Shem said she was taken hostage in a video released by the militant group Hamas.
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Brussels shooting: Moment gunman opens fire in street
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67131634?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 6:58 AM
Two Swedish nationals were shot dead in the Belgian capital, with a third person injured.
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Long queues for bread as displaced Gazans flee to southern city of Khan Younis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67124297?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 12:03 PM
The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf reports from Khan Younis, where hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived.
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Supernova festival: One week on - survivor recalls traumatic escape from party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67117157?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 2:41 PM
Shye Weinstein recorded on camera how he and his friends fled the site stormed by Hamas gunmen, who killed at least 260 people.
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BBC in Khan Younis: The scene is tragic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67113392?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 6:12 PM
The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf says the city is struggling to cope as refugees from northern Gaza flood in.
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CCTV shows how Hamas militants broke into Be'eri kibbutz
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67106103?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 3:26 PM
Footage verified by the BBC shows militants hiding in a booth at the gates of the community before ambushing a car.
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Belt and Road Initiative: Is China's trillion-dollar gamble worth it?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67120726?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:43 AM
Xi Jinping’s signature policy to transform the world has cost billions - has it paid off?
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Canadian cannabis market struggles five years after legalisation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67126243?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:00 PM
Five years after recreational cannabis became legal, the industry in Canada is facing economic struggles.
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The incredible power of blue LEDs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67076032?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 11:11 PM
LEDs dominate lighting systems but their efficiency rests on the tricky production of blue light.
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One last gamble beckons for Sam Bankman-Fried
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67125913?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 10:17 PM
The trial has not been going well for him, so the former crypto tycoon may take the stand and testify.
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Jim Jordan inches closer to House Speaker job as vote looms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67096624?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 4:39 PM
Against all odds, the Trump-endorsed hardliner could ascend to top job if he wins over remaining sceptics.
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Poland election earthquake: What happens next?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67122025?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 16, 2023, 10:25 AM
The ruling party is on course to lose its majority - and an opposition coalition has the numbers to replace it.
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Hurt ripples in wake of Indigenous Voice vote
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67114612?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 1:12 PM
Following a landmark referendum, Australia tends to the wounds caused by months of brutal debate.
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A spooked and lonely Taiwan looks for new friends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67063197?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 15, 2023, 10:09 PM
China's incessant military drills drive Taiwan to look for more support.
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China's roads win hearts in South Asia - but at a cost
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66981742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 11:32 PM
Ten years after Xi Jinping announced his signature Belt and Road project, its goals and outcomes have evolved.
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