Israel Gaza: Hamas releases video showing three elderly Israeli hostages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67752611?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 10:04 PM
About 120 hostages are believed to still be in captivity in Gaza, held by Hamas and allied groups.
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BP pauses all Red Sea shipments after rebel attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67748605?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 10:27 PM
The US will lead an international operation to protect ships on the route, after several firms halt journeys.
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Earthquake kills at least 95 in northwest China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67756228?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 19, 2023, 12:21 AM
The 5.9-magnitude quake strikes in the province of Gansu at around midnight local time on Monday.
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Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes peninsula
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67756413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 19, 2023, 12:34 AM
A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of intense earthquake activity.
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Queensland floods: Towns isolated as supplies dwindle and rain eases
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67723758?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 19, 2023, 12:29 AM
Hundreds of people still require rescue from croc-infested floodwaters and one man is missing.
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Texas to arrest illegal migrants in challenge to federal govt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67753877?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 11:39 PM
Police will be able to hold undocumented border crossers - an area until now enforced by federal officials.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67748813?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 3:14 PM
A top general says diminishing foreign military aid is already having an impact on the battlefield.
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Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67740978?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 11:38 AM
Hundreds in the Australian state have been evacuated but others remain stranded.
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Egypt election: President Sisi wins third term
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67751459?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 3:00 PM
The former army chief beat three low-profile candidates, with the runner-up securing only 4.5%.
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Jonathan Majors: Marvel actor guilty of assaulting ex-girlfriend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67727425?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 11:55 PM
Jonathan Majors, known for starring in the Marvel universe, has been dropped by the Marvel studios.
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Imran Khan: Pakistan ex-PM used artificial intelligence to campaign from jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67752610?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 6:47 PM
The ex-Pakistan PM's party uses artificial intelligence to address a "virtual rally" on social media.
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Conakry explosion: Huge blast at oil terminal in Guinea's capital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67741528?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 1:46 PM
At least eight people have reportedly been killed and dozens wounded in the blast in Conakry.
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Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged in Constitutional Court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67751179?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 4:12 PM
The government is defending the case brought by rights groups who say the law violates basic freedoms.
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Apple halts some Watch sales in the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67752124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 7:24 PM
The move comes after the US found it violated patent rights of a smaller firm.
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Serbia election: Vucic claims big election victory for ruling party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67742032?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 5:49 PM
Near-final results showed the president's party far ahead, but the opposition claimed electoral fraud.
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Gerard Depardieu: Museum removes actor waxwork amid sexual assault allegations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67751212?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 2:55 PM
The Oscar-nominated French actor is facing allegations of sexual assault, which he denies.
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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon's trial begins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67745653?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 10:24 AM
His case has caused an international outcry and is seen as a test of Hong Kong's judicial independence.
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Gazans trapped in church fear being shot, says relative
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67746432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 4:50 PM
Two women were killed inside the Holy Family Church by sniper fire, a top Catholic cleric says.
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Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67745092?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 2:34 PM
The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops.
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Woman kidnapped by Hamas says she was 'shown off like a trophy'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67755515?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 6:45 PM
Yarden Roman-Gat was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri and brought to Gaza during Hamas's 7 October attack.
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UK MP's family among hundreds trapped in Gaza church
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67736723?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 6:42 PM
Layla Moran's relatives and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem say a sniper has killed two women there.
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Israel Gaza: The perils of hostage rescue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67740329?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 12:51 AM
The shooting of three Israelis by IDF troops shows the risks of armed intervention in hostage situations.
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Lucy Williamson: Hamas support soars in West Bank - but full uprising can still be avoided
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67708116?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 16, 2023, 12:21 AM
Calls by Hamas for an uprising in the West Bank have come and gone, despite rising support for the group.
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Israel-Gaza war: UN aid worker describes nightmare journey to al-Ahli Hospital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67732347?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 15, 2023, 9:11 PM
A British aid worker tells the BBC his humanitarian convoy was delayed for hours by the Israeli military.
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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 15, 2023, 8:00 PM
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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Israel-Gaza war: What is the price of peace?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67701700?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2023, 6:01 AM
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen asks Israeli and Palestinian activists about their hopes for resolving the conflict.
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Israeli soldiers' mosque behaviour condemned by IDF
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67719820?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2023, 5:09 PM
A Jewish festival song was filmed sung from the minaret of a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin.
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Joshua Mollel: Tanzania says student killed in Israel by Hamas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67713520?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2023, 8:56 AM
It was initially reported that Joshua Mollel had been taken hostage by Hamas, along with a colleague.
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Israel determined to finish Gaza operation despite civilian suffering
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67691219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 1:04 PM
A senior military adviser tells the BBC Israel will need more than a few more weeks to destroy Hamas.
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Footage shows inside of 'biggest ever' Gaza tunnel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67754837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 5:30 PM
The Israeli military has shown journalists what it says is the largest ever Hamas tunnel it has found in Gaza.
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Watch: Flames engulf Guinea oil depot after huge blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67749873?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 1:40 PM
The blast at the African country's only oil refinery blew out the windows of local houses, witnesses say.
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Watch: Bear dodges skiers on California slopes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67722456?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2023, 7:01 PM
The bear escaped collision-free and is said to have reunited with its mother on the other side of the trail.
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Biden ushered to safety after car crashes into motorcade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67746992?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 10:27 PM
US Secret Service staff rush the president into his car after the accident in Delaware.
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Watch: Crocodiles seen in Australia floodwaters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67745707?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 3:56 PM
Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone causes widespread flooding in Australia's north-east.
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Moment landslide sweeps down mountainside into Lake Garda
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67744248?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 4:49 PM
The landslide created large waves and disrupted traffic on lakeside roads.
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Chaotic scenes as people run after lorries carrying aid in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67741610?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 2:03 PM
The vehicles carrying aid through the city of Rafah in Gaza were mobbed by crowds.
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Gaza: UK MP says family trapped in church area amid sniper fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67742052?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 10:31 AM
Layla Moran tells the BBC her relatives are trapped in a church complex as Israeli forces operate nearby.
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Afghanistan: 'I have to sedate my hungry baby due to aid cuts’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67707715?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 3:11 PM
Some Afghan women are struggling to feed their children following huge aid cuts.
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End culture of hatred, says mother of man shot dead in US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67694134?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 3:30 PM
Glasgow-born Susan Swimm's 23-year-old son Rory was shot dead by a teenager in Utah in October.
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Jacob Zuma lays down South Africa election challenge to ANC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67741527?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 18, 2023, 2:01 AM
The former president is seeking to portray himself as the saviour of the governing party by opposing it.
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The secret sauce for Taiwan's chip superstardom
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67213293?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 12:13 AM
How an island that exported t-shirts and sugar turned into the world's largest silicon chip factory.
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Kenya's discreet church set up to welcome LGBT worshippers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67192464?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 2:25 AM
The church set up to welcome LGBT worshippers in a country that is growing more homophobic.
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Why US-Palestinian families are having 'the talk'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67693315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 2:46 AM
American-Palestinian parents have been having difficult conversations with their children about racism.
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How a Dutch tragedy made people take loneliness seriously
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67714026?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 17, 2023, 2:38 AM
After a Dutch woman's body was found 10 years after she died, politicians pushed to tackle loneliness.
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The mountain wilderness where British teen Alex Batty lived for years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67734560?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 16, 2023, 5:12 AM
Since disappearing in 2017, the 17-year-old has reportedly been living in a commune near the French town of Quillan.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban: Is one man blackmailing the EU?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67735680?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 16, 2023, 3:35 AM
The nationalist Hungarian PM was the only leader blocking EU support for Ukraine at a Brussels summit.
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Biden risks Democrats' fury over deal on border and Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67632727?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 16, 2023, 12:13 AM
To get a Ukraine aid deal, the president may have to reward political enemies while angering allies.
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DR Congo election: Why one star refuses to release election songs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67650407?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 16, 2023, 1:56 AM
As usual, DR Congo's election period has brought a burst of political music by huge stars.
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Lockerbie bombing: The ultimate detective story?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659046?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 15, 2023, 11:00 PM
The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 was the deadliest terror attack carried out in the UK.
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