Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67866346?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 8:42 PM
Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
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Japan Airlines: Hundreds survive after plane bursts into flames on Tokyo runway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67862011?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 4:28 PM
Five people die on coastguard plane after collision with an airliner but 379 escape the bigger plane.
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Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67865132?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 5:37 PM
Nearly 400 people were trapped inside a burning JAL 516. What happened next has been described as a miracle.
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Japan earthquake: Fires hit quake zone as rescuers race to reach survivors
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67865502?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 1:29 AM
A day after the powerful quake which killed 62, rescue services are struggling to reach survivors.
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Kai Zhuang: Cyber kidnapping in US illustrates growing crime trend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67869517?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 11:30 PM
The 17-year-old Chinese student's family is not the first to fall victim to the larger criminal trend.
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Trump challenges his 'arbitrary' removal from Maine's ballot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67869363?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 12:48 AM
The court filing accuses Maine's top electoral official of being a "biased decision maker".
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US Senator Bob Menendez accused of accepting gifts from Qatar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67869601?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 12:37 AM
The Democrat, already charged with acting as an agent for Egypt, allegedly took bribes to help Qatar.
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Ukraine hit again after Putin vows intensified strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67860016?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:51 PM
Russia hits Ukraine's biggest cities, leaving five dead, after Vladimir Putin vows intensified attacks.
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China’s BYD overtakes Tesla's electric car sales in last quarter of 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67860232?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 2:44 PM
Electric-only deliveries from Chinese company BYD outpaced Elon Musk's Tesla for the first time.
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Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67868280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 9:45 PM
The university's top official resigns amid allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.
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Israel to fight South Africa's Gaza genocide claim in court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67866342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 6:02 PM
South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, triggering Israeli outrage.
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Turkey detains 34 on suspicion of spying for Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67861377?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 5:47 PM
Investigators allege the suspects were planning abductions on behalf of Israeli intelligence.
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Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in neck on visit to Busan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67860330?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 11:47 AM
Lee Jae-myung was airlifted to hospital after a man posing as a supporter lunged at him with a knife.
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Spain's Hermoso testifies World Cup kiss was not consensual
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67861492?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 3:41 PM
A Spanish judge will decide whether ex-football boss Luis Rubiales should go on trial for assault.
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Mickey Mouse horror film unveiled as copyright ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67861538?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 4:39 PM
The trailer for the slasher movie was released as the cartoon character entered the public domain.
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Who was Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67868754?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 9:30 PM
The 57-year-old was deputy head of Hamas's political bureau and helped establish the group's military wing.
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Gaza: Baby pulled alive from rubble after Israeli air strike on Rafah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67843832?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 9:26 PM
Rescuers clear rubble with their hands to release the girl, before running with her to hospital.
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South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67844551?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2023, 9:19 PM
Israel says it rejects the allegation "with disgust", calling it "baseless".
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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 29, 2023, 4:36 AM
Israeli tanks reportedly reach the outskirts of Bureij refugee camp as the ground offensive expands.
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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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Japan Airlines: How the passenger plane burst into flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67868143?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 7:18 PM
A professor in investigating accidents tells the BBC what might have caused the plane to burst into flames.
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Passengers clamber down emergency slide after Japan plane fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67861082?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 12:08 PM
The Japan Airlines plane was engulfed in flames after it landed at Haneda Airport.
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Japan plane fire: Dramatic videos show how plane is overcome by fire at Haneda airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67861081?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 11:58 AM
A fireball erupted as a Japan Airlines plane landed on a runway in Tokyo.
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Watch: First pictures of plane on fire on Tokyo runway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67862154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 9:32 AM
The Japan Airlines plane was in flames as it landed on a runway at Haneda airport.
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Watch: BBC visits earthquake region in Japan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67861078?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 9:01 AM
Jean Mackenzie assesses the damage in Ishikawa prefecture battling against cut off roads.
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Japan earthquake: Powerful tremors destroy buildings and trigger evacuations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67859702?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:03 PM
Dozens of buildings collapse in several towns, trapping an unknown number of people.
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BBC Sound Of 2024: Superstar DJ Peggy Gou breaks out of the dance bubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67747566?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 12:50 AM
As her club sound goes overground, the Korean-born musician comes third in Radio 1's Sound of 2024.
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DR Congo elections: How Félix Tshisekedi won chaotic poll
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67833216?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 12:56 AM
The president waged a nationalist campaign, while the opposition was divided.
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Ukraine war: They sang of victory - then a Russian rocket struck
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66986975?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 3, 2024, 12:29 AM
Two young Ukrainian women were killed as they sat on a bench. Orla Guerin met those they left behind.
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Bangladesh elections: Why India matters across the border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67860458?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 10:35 PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks a fourth consecutive term as the country goes to the polls on Sunday.
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How Japan’s powerful earthquakes have shifted the land
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67862306?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 2:06 PM
The country has shifted more than a metre to the west following the earthquake this week.
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What a century of earthquakes has taught Japan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67860334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 10:35 AM
Monday's quake renewed Japan's collective trauma - but it's also a story of engineering success.
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