Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67614911?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 1:06 AM
The Houthi rebels in Yemen have vowed to attack all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israel.
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Israel officials support Gaza destruction, court hears
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67942983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 7:21 PM
South African lawyers present their case on the first day of a hearing at the UN's top court.
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Iran seizes oil tanker St Nikolas near Oman
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67948119?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 6:08 PM
State media said the St Nikolas was taken in retaliation for the seizure of the vessel by the US last year.
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Huge ancient city found in the Amazon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67940671?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 7:08 PM
The city was built 2,500 years ago but may have been abandoned after a volcanic eruption.
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Taiwan election: China warns voters then condemns US 'brazen chattering'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67949003?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 4:11 PM
China says the ruling party candidate is a risk to relations, then condemns US "brazen chattering".
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Ecuador city tries to return to normal after gang horror
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67950833?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 10:08 PM
Life is returning to the streets of Guayaquil but the spectre of drug-gang violence remains.
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Donald Trump's New York fraud trial wraps up, with millions of dollars on the line
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67939251?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 9:59 PM
The former president faces a $370m penalty and the threat of being barred from doing business in New York.
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Georgian Orthodox Church calls for Stalin religious icon to be changed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67948869?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 8:40 PM
The icon shows the Soviet dictator being blessed by a saint.
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eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67951113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 7:51 PM
Executives sent live spiders and cockroaches to a US couple who criticised the firm, court papers show.
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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67929679?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 11:13 PM
The US president's son is accused of, among other things, tax evasion and filing false tax returns.
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German far-right met to plan 'mass deportations'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67948861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 4:56 PM
Far-right politicians reportedly met at a villa near a lake outside Berlin to discuss their plans.
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Eight 'suspicious' US deaths in Colombia linked to dating apps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67947333?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 2:52 PM
The US embassy warns criminals are using the dating apps to rob and sometimes kill foreign tourists.
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Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson diagnosed with terminal cancer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67942943?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 1:36 PM
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has "best case a year" to live after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Somalia conflict: Seized UN helicopter hit by object - source
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67947763?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 4:55 PM
Armed Islamists have taken captive the aircraft's passengers and crew after it crash-landed.
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'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67952301?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 5:53 PM
Nadin Abdullatif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother.
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What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67922346?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 10:12 AM
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will consider whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Eurovision: Finnish artists want Israel barred from contest over Gaza war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67941086?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 9:38 PM
More than 1,400 music professionals demand action from public broadcaster Yle.
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Israel-Gaza war: Blinken says cost of conflict on children far too high
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67929616?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 8:46 PM
The US Secretary of State says the creation of a Palestinian state is vital for long-term peace in the region.
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Saudi Arabia interested in Israel normalisation deal after war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67922238?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 2:11 PM
The Saudi ambassador to the UK says any agreement must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state.
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'I cannot sleep in peace' - Israelis fearful as Hezbollah tensions soar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67921167?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 10:39 AM
As fighting spirals, Israelis living near Lebanon worry about a full-scale attack by Hezbollah.
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Antony Blinken: On the US mission to stop Gaza igniting wider war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67911825?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 8, 2024, 9:17 PM
The US secretary of state wants to prevent the war escalating but the cauldron of tensions could boil over.
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Israel-Palestinian bitterness deepened by Hamas attack and war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67893122?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 7, 2024, 9:30 AM
Both Israelis and Palestinians believe the world does not understand their pain and suffering.
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Israel-Gaza war: The huge challenges facing Israel's 'day after' plan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67891893?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 6, 2024, 12:37 PM
Paul Adams examines the Gaza proposal - which is little more than a series of bullet points.
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Israeli ex-hostage returns to site of Nova festival massacre and kidnappings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67893123?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 5, 2024, 5:24 PM
Survivors and relatives of those killed or kidnapped pay emotional visits to the festival site for a memorial event.
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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
January 9, 2024, 5:34 PM
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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McDonald's hit by Israel-Gaza 'misinformation'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67885910?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 4, 2024, 8:43 PM
It is a striking acknowledgment of the impact from the conflict on the burger giant.
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Video shows cars driving through sea foam after storm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67953278?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 8:17 PM
The foam was left behind after flood waters receded after a storm on the coast of New Hampshire.
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'They hunted us' says Ecuador TV station attack victim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67945611?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 11:48 AM
Dozens of journalists were held at gunpoint when armed men broke into their workplace.
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Papua New Guinea: Streets overrun by looters in Port Moresby
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67942405?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 8:16 AM
At least eight people are killed in Port Moresby after police go on strike over a pay dispute.
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Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67941119?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:44 PM
The Russian opposition leader made his first public appearance in a video call since being moved to an Arctic prison.
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Ecuador: Watch gunmen threaten presenter on live TV
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/67927623?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 9:35 PM
Armed men are seen pointing guns at staff inside a live TV studio in the city of Guayaquil.
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South Korea: Dog meat still on the menu in Seoul... for now
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67921569?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 3:36 PM
The BBC reports from one of the few places in the city where you can eat dog meat ahead of a ban.
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Taiwan election: It's not war young voters worry about - it's jobs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67945643?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 11:05 PM
With high home prices and stagnant wages, young voters care more about the economy than Beijing's threats.
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China and Taiwan: Love and longing across the strait
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67931901?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:00 AM
Beijing has made its position clear on Taiwan, but what do the country's citizens want?
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Africa's week in pictures: 5-11 January 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67943831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 12:13 AM
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Hard choices for the West in Red Sea stand-off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67938290?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:12 PM
Most of the world deplores the Houthi attacks on shipping, but there are barriers which make it difficult for the West to stop them.
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Mozambique storms: How to cyclone-proof your life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67937595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:04 AM
Mozambicans learn to build stronger houses as climate change brings bigger and deadlier storms.
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How Ecuador descended into gang violence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67912242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 1:20 PM
A closer look at what is behind the wave of violence which has engulfed once-peaceful Ecuador.
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Animators say ‘AI isn't going to get you an Oscar’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67922588?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:15 AM
Comic book writers and animators fear the growing impact of artificial intelligence.
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Scientists crack mystery of how MS gene spread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67917294?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 4:09 PM
The DNA of ancient cattle herders has revealed how diseases evolved in Europe over thousands of years.
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TB Joshua’s daughter: Tortured after standing up to ‘Daddy’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67923906?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 12:00 AM
The first person to blow the whistle on the abuse at the megapastor's church was his young daughter.
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