Thousands of Palestinians flee central Gaza as Israeli troops advance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67834432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 11:45 PM
Israeli tanks reportedly reach the outskirts of Bureij refugee camp as the ground offensive expands.
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Trump blocked from Maine presidential ballot in 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67837639?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 1:06 AM
Maine's top election official has ruled Trump cannot run for president next year in the state.
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Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67831501?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 7:12 PM
Tony Chung told the BBC he felt he had no control over his life, with police scrutinising his every move.
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Cher files for conservatorship for son Elijah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67832513?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 6:10 PM
Court documents say the star's son is suffering from drug abuse and mental health issues.
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Trump denies bullying his way into Home Alone 2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67834817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 5:45 PM
The former US president angrily responds to comments from the film's director Chris Columbus.
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Venezuela to hold military drills after UK sends warship to Guyana
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67836342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 10:35 PM
It follows tensions over the oil-rich Essequibo region, which Guayana administers but Caracas claims.
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Biarritz: Michelin chef quits after alleged initiation incident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67836337?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 5:48 PM
A kitchen hand was reportedly tied up naked at France's luxury Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard released early from US prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67833339?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 2:39 PM
She plotted with her boyfriend to kill her abusive mother in a case that gripped the US media.
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Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67833070?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 4:09 PM
Residents of Texcapilla in Mexico acted in self-defence when they killed 10 gang members, say prosecutors.
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Cargo ship damaged by Russian mine in Black Sea, Ukraine says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67834841?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 3:23 PM
The Panamanian-flagged vessel was on its way to a Ukrainian port to load grain.
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Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67833215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 7:07 PM
The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards Russia.
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Russian poets get jail sentences for anti-war poetry reading
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67833649?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 2:14 PM
Artyom Kamardin and Yegor Shtovba were detained last year for taking part in an event in Moscow.
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Mbongeni Ngema dies: Tributes paid to South African theatre legend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67833211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 3:22 PM
Best-known for the musical Sarafina!, he showed the world the lives of black people under apartheid.
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Romania and Bulgaria to join Schengen border-free zone by air and sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67834837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 2:23 PM
The Balkan states join Europe's border-free zone by air and sea, as talks on opening land borders continue.
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Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67824421?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 8:32 PM
There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Israel pounds Gaza.
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Israel Gaza: Drone shots show Palestinians buried in Rafah mass grave
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67825385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 11:06 PM
Some 80 unidentified bodies handed over by Israel are lowered into a grave in southern Gaza.
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Israel issues alert after blast near embassy in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67825697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2023, 6:01 AM
Authorities say nobody was injured in the low-intensity explosion in Delhi on Tuesday evening.
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'Bethlehem is empty of joy - no Santa, no celebration'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67815370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 2:04 PM
The West Bank city of Bethlehem, usually bustling at this time of year, is subdued as war goes on in Gaza.
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Gadi Haggai: White House says US-Israeli hostage dead in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67805819?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 10:09 PM
His wife Judi is believed to still be in Hamas captivity after both were taken on 7 October.
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False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67760523?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 1:20 AM
People on both sides have wrongly claimed deaths were faked, as experts warn it harms hopes for peace.
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Gaza facing famine if fighting continues, UN says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67799527?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 5:42 PM
The whole of Gaza is suffering acute shortages, a report says, as the UN looks to get more aid in.
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Our friendship was not damaged: Israeli-Palestinian rap duo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67770514?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 1:46 AM
Uriyah and Sameh's rap about peace between Palestinians and Israelis went viral in 2021, since then a lot has changed.
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Gaza: Rafah hospital in chaos after nearby Israeli air strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67836274?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 11:02 PM
Rafah's Kuwait Hospital was overwhelmed after people were injured by an airstrike on a building close-by.
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Moment Swat team tears open lorry to arrest driver on Texas motorway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67832595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 9:07 AM
Police had stopped the lorry, but the driver refused to get out of the vehicle.
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Russia warship: Explosion as ship hit by missile
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67822919?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 12:28 PM
The airstrike happened in Russian-occupied Crimea early on Tuesday morning.
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What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67808305?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2023, 7:38 PM
She had a record-shattering and money-making 2023. Will the pop-cultural juggernaut dominate again next year?
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Serbia protests: Demonstrators throw rocks at Belgrade City Hall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67819176?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2023, 7:27 AM
Riot police used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting at alleged fraud in last week's general election.
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Watch: Kate surprises young footballer and his coach at party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67815280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 2:24 PM
Rico's coach Russell Gray was also at the event and joked he was 'hoodwinked' into meeting the princess.
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Alabama mother: Joy as babies born to mum with rare double womb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67815276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 8:32 AM
Kelsey Hatcher has given birth in Alabama twice in two days - after a 'one in a million' pregnancy.
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The year the Australian Dream died
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67723760?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 6:22 PM
The land of a "fair go" has become one of the least affordable places on Earth to find a home.
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Sushi with Schumacher: Ex-F1 chef on catering for sport's big names
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/67356057?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 1:05 AM
Former chef Dave Freeman recalls his time catering for some of the biggest names on the track.
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Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1, Gaganyaan: The year India reached the Moon - and aimed for the Sun
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67769454?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 10:11 PM
With Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 and Gaganyaan, India's space agency Isro has had a spectacular year.
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Ukraine war: Three ways the conflict could go in 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67760067?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 12:15 AM
We asked three military analysts how they think events may unfold in the coming 12 months.
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2023 in pictures: Striking photos from around the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-67542176?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 12:47 AM
A selection of the most powerful pictures taken by news-agency photographers around the world this year.
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Book releases 2024: From RuPaul to Salman Rushdie
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646676?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 12:54 AM
Britney, Stephen King and Chigozie Obioma also have new books coming out in the next 12 months.
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World's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67718719?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2023, 12:52 AM
Wood and glue is better for the environment than steel, says manufacturer, and could see taller turbines.
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