Bowen: US uses veto but pressure for ceasefire is building
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67664804?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 8:54 PM
Israel rejects the UN chief's description of the war in Gaza as a "risk to international peace and security".
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Hamas claims Israeli operation ended in hostage death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67664854?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:08 PM
The group releases video it says shows the aftermath of a failed attempt to free a hostage held in Gaza.
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Claudine Gay: Harvard president sorry for remarks on antisemitism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67662871?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 8:35 PM
Claudine Gay was under fire over her testimony in Congress which was described as "painfully inadequate".
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Ryan O'Neal, Oscar-nominated star of Love Story, dead at 82
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 11:21 PM
The heartthrob was also known for his roles in What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon and A Bridge Too Far.
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Samuel Paty: Six teenagers convicted for roles in teacher's beheading in 2020
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67664805?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:29 PM
Samuel Paty was killed after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in a class debate about freedom of expression.
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Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67642374?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:22 PM
Remains of baby dinosaurs inside another dinosaur reveal what a young predator ate 75m years ago.
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See 'beyond rare' white baby alligator born in US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667226?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:28 PM
The reptile, measuring 49cm (19.2 inches), is reportedly one of only seven leucistic alligators in the world.
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Gérard Depardieu's obscene remarks shown in new documentary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67661185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 3:38 PM
The French actor is under renewed pressure as a programme shows him sexually demeaning women.
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Shane MacGowan funeral: Key speeches and performances from a service of tributes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67665100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 8:55 PM
Family and friends paid tribute to the lead singer of The Pogues, at his funeral in County Tipperary.
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MLK house: Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr King's birth home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67662868?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 3:22 PM
Police say bystanders stopped the arson attempt and "saved an important part of American history".
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Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67662779?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 4:14 PM
Rick Scott says Chinese garlic grown in sewage is unsafe and poses a threat to national security.
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Japan: Thousands of dead fish mysteriously wash up on beach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67663107?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 5:03 PM
Tons of dead sardines and mackerel wash up on a beach in Japan, leaving experts pondering the cause.
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Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67660745?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:35 PM
The 71-year-old is widely expected to win next March, and can then potentially stay in power until 2036.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/67663582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:13 PM
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as neutrals, the IOC confirms.
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Palestinian recounts being stripped and driven away by Israeli army
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67666270?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 9:21 PM
The BBC speaks to one of the men seen being detained, who was later released.
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67053011?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 9:33 AM
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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Al-Mawasi: Gaza humanitarian zone not humane, evacuees say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67646964?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:44 PM
Israel has told civilians to shelter in a "safe" zone, but people say it is not fit for people to stay in.
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Refaat Alareer: Palestinians mourn writer killed in air strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67656787?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:19 PM
Writer and literary scholar Refaat Alareer was killed in an air strike on Wednesday, his family say.
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Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67664853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:38 PM
Hamas accuses Israel of causing the damage to the medieval Omari mosque, Israel has not yet commented.
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'We can't stop' - the Israeli woman still helping sick Palestinians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67592468?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 5:01 AM
Volunteers used to drive sick Gazans to hospital. Hamas's attack on 7 October changed everything.
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Israel war cabinet minister's son killed in Gaza fighting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67654848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 7:16 PM
Gadi Eisenkot's son Gal, 25, died after a tunnel shaft exploded in northern Gaza, Israeli media say.
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Issam Abdallah: Rights groups want Israel investigated over killed journalist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67652774?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 8:29 PM
Amnesty and Human Rights Watch say a tank crew probably deliberately fired on Issam Abdallah.
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Hundreds queue for food in central Gaza city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67655015?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 7:02 PM
As hunger spreads, the UN says it can no longer run a dependable humanitarian operation.
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Bringing broken survivors of the Israel Nova festival attack back from darkness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67636785?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 5:59 AM
"I just wanted them to be held": Inside the centre helping survivors of the 7 October attacks.
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BBC reporter in Gaza: People here are traumatised and exhausted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67643746?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 7:28 PM
People say life in Khan Younis is "indescribable" as Israel's bombardment of the south intensifies.
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67039975?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:10 PM
Why did Hamas attack Israel, and what has happened in Gaza since the 7 October raid?
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Israel hostages in Gaza: We have evidence their health worsening, say families
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67640750?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 4:18 PM
A three-hour meeting between freed hostages and Israel's leaders turned tense, observers say.
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Israeli settler violence brings destruction and fear to West Bank as war rages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67617920?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 6:00 AM
Attacks including fatal shootings of Palestinians by Jewish settlers have risen sharply since 7 October.
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Gaza: Video appears to show Palestinian men stripped and detained by IDF
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67659922?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:52 AM
Footage circulating online shows blindfolded men in their underwear being guarded by Israeli soldiers.
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Santos riots: Police fire tear gas at supporters rioting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67655016?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 10:27 PM
Pele's former football club has been relegated for the first time in 111 years, resulting in riots across Santos.
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Moment Texas judge grants woman's request to abortion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67655149?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 6:33 PM
Kate Cox says her foetus has a lethal abnormality that poses a risk to her health and future fertility.
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Jamie Foxx holds back tears as he addresses serious illness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67633447?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 12:03 AM
The actor has been missing from the public eye since April 2023, as he battled an undisclosed life-threatening condition.
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'I'm helpless' - Gaza doctor tells of desperate situation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67644334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 9:50 PM
Dr Ahmed Moghrabi told the BBC there's a scarcity of food, water, medicine and he cannot operate on patients.
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Mine explosion: Colombian authorities blow up illegal sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67644336?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 10:54 PM
Colombia and Brazil destroy 19 illegal gold mining sites and equipment in the Amazon rainforest.
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Five-year-old Hamas hostage returns to school and is hugged by classmates
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67632573?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 5, 2023, 8:53 PM
Emilia received a warm hug from her nursery school friends after being held in Hamas captivity for 49 days.
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Marapi eruption: Hikers recount escape from 'Mountain of Fire'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67656848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 11:35 PM
Mountaineers recall how they escaped scalding hot ash and rocks on Indonesia's Mount Marapi.
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Rwanda: How the country views the UK's asylum deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67659440?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 4:56 PM
Rwanda has facilities ready to host asylum seekers but some there are not sure it is a good idea.
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Hunter Biden's tax indictment: Drugs, escorts and girlfriends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67656796?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 4:44 AM
Mr Biden allegedly spent a fortune on "various women", "adult entertainment", luxury hotels and cars.
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COP28: Five reasons for optimism on climate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67627242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:18 AM
Amid all the doom and gloom on climate change, there are some good reasons for cautious optimism.
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Zimbabwe's CCC crisis: Farce turning to tragedy for the opposition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67647449?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:51 AM
The CCC faces by-elections after an "imposter" expels its MPs - to the delight of the ruling party.
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In pictures: Germany's Scholz lights first candle as Hanukkah celebrated around the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67647472?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 5:57 PM
The Festival of Lights is marked around the world amid a difficult time for Jewish communities
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