'We thought it would be safe': Panic and confusion at scene of Gaza hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67147059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 6:02 PM
People are still recovering body parts from the Al-Ahli Arab hospital, reports Rushdi Abu Alouf.
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Gaza hospital: What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al-Ahli hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144061?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 7:23 PM
BBC Verify is analysing evidence from the Al-Ahli hospital explosion amid competing claims over responsibility.
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Alex Danzig: Fears grow for much-loved historian kidnapped by Hamas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135168?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 4:24 PM
The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.
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Jeremy Bowen: Joe Biden's search for a Middle East solution just got harder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67148622?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:21 PM
After the destruction of the Al-Ahli hospital, hopes for an end to the war are even fainter.
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Spain: More than 400 animals rescued from illegal trading network
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67151237?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 7:06 PM
The gang is suspected of illegally importing more than 400 animals into Spain from eastern Europe.
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Friends pay tribute to honeymoon couple killed in Uganda
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67150609?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 7:34 PM
The couple have been named locally as David and Celia Barlow, from near Newbury in Berkshire.
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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 18, 2023, 7:32 AM
The pop star was in her late teens and dating Justin Timberlake at the time, according to memoir extracts.
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Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67147541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 3:42 PM
Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.
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Europe antisemitism: Berlin synagogue targeted as attacks rise
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67145473?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 3:40 PM
Berlin's Jewish community is shaken after two petrol bombs are thrown at a synagogue.
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People-smuggling ringleader jailed for bringing thousands into UK in boats
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67145474?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 1:06 PM
Hewa Rahimpur is given 11 years for heading a gang that brought 10,000 people to the UK in small boats.
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In Gaza's crowded Khan Younis, 90 people shelter in one house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67138165?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 12:15 PM
A family take in friends and relatives to their home in southern Gaza while the Israeli air strikes continue.
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Sudan conflict: Ethnic cleansing committed in Darfur, UK says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67020154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:08 AM
Analysis of satellite images provides evidence that dozens of Darfur villages have been burned down.
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US-China chip war: Beijing unhappy at latest wave of US restrictions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67141987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 11:57 AM
The US is making it tougher for companies like Nvidia, AMD and Intel to sell existing or new chips to China.
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Watch: Pentagon releases footage of ‘coercive’ Chinese jets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67142194?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:43 AM
The declassified videos show PLA fighter jets coming close to US aircraft in international airspace.
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Greta Thunberg charged following Fossil Free London protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67143600?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 11:06 AM
The climate campaigner is accused of breaching the Public Order Act at a demonstration in London.
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Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67137773?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 11:03 PM
US spies and informants could have been directed to hostile nations through a CIA mistake made on X.
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Vladimir Putin feted at Xi Jinping's global Belt and Road summit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67143322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 4:38 PM
Russia and China's leaders took centre stage at a forum attended by leaders from the Global South.
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Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park attack: Honeymooning couple among three dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67142166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:50 PM
Police say the UK and South Africa citizens and a local guide died in a "cowardly terror attack".
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Guinea-Bissau capital without power over unpaid bill to Turkey's Karpowership
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67143386?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 4:13 PM
Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.
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Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67142550?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 7:10 AM
With nearly all votes counted, President George Weah and his Joseph Boakai are running neck and neck.
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Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake: Everytime video revisited following abortion news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67144871?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 3:02 PM
The music video for Everytime is being interpreted in new ways by some after news Spears had an abortion.
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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, 8:05 PM
A gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is believed to have been damaged at the same time, Sweden says.
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Pause for thought - Israel’s calculations before going into Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67146159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:57 PM
For days now Israel has been preparing to invade Gaza - but why hasn't it launched it yet?
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At scene of hospital blast: 'People are still collecting body parts'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144351?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 8:39 AM
Hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City, health officials say.
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Inside an Israeli 'war room' on the volatile Lebanon border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67147068?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 6:34 PM
An all-female team of Israeli soldiers monitors cameras along Israel's volatile northern frontier.
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Family tell of heartbreak after Israel kidnap live-stream
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67124745?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 9:41 PM
One man is trying to piece together what happened to loved ones based on live streams made by Hamas.
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Israel-Gaza war: Protesters clash with security forces in Ramallah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:50 AM
Clashes broke out in the occupied West Bank city after the strike on a hospital in Gaza.
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Mother of hostage: 'What is it that Hamas wants?'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67141825?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 11:35 PM
BBC Correspondent Nomia Iqbal spoke with Rachel Goldberg, whose son is among the missing Israelis.
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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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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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Watch: Fire after Gaza City hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140939?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:19 AM
Hundreds of Palestinians are feared dead after a huge blast at a hospital in Gaza City.
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Fire destroys Iowa wind turbine after emergency workers fail reach top
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67147288?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:51 PM
Emergency crews in Iowa did not have ladders tall enough to reach the top and put the fire out.
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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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Bear enters house and helps herself to frozen lasagne
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67140523?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:42 PM
Surveillance video shows the moment a fury burglar entered a Connecticut home looking for lunch.
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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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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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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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US House still has no Speaker. Here's what happens next
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67141629?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 1:43 AM
With Jim Jordan facing an uphill climb for the gavel, Republicans have two options. Neither is easy.
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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 is struggling.
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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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