Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election, angering China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67920532?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 4:22 PM
The move has angered Beijing which reviles Mr Lai and his pro-sovereignty party.
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US delivers 'private message' to Iran after Yemen strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67967233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 4:14 PM
Joe Biden's comments followed a second US strike on the Houthis, who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea.
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William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67920530?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 4:43 PM
How William Lai manages Beijing, and how Beijing reacts to him, will determine his presidency.
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Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67968533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 6:24 PM
Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
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Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67968534?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 7:39 PM
The Kremlin labels the bestselling author, Boris Akunin, a foreign agent over his stance on Ukraine.
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TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67944614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 12:59 AM
Six ways the late megachurch pastor conned millions of people to believe in his purported cures.
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Queen Margrethe: Will abdication cause a ripple effect?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67944716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 1:10 AM
Nordic monarchies are known to embrace modernity. Abdication was one of the few customs they resisted - until now.
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Huge fire rips through warehouse in Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67971416?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 4:47 PM
Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out the blaze at the Wildberries warehouse in St Petersburg.
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John Kerry to step down as US climate envoy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67972148?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 12:04 AM
The former secretary of state sets his sights on helping Joe Biden's re-election campaign.
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in hospital - Pentagon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67972147?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 8:39 PM
Lloyd Austin is in "good condition" and has resumed some of his duties, the Pentagon says.
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US election 2024: Why the world is watching so closely
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67949560?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 12:52 AM
The first votes are cast on Monday in an election being watched not just in the US but around the world.
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Bill Hayes: Days of Our Lives star dies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67967665?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 1:06 PM
The actor played Doug Williams in the US daytime TV soap for more than five decades.
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Cockpit window crack forces ANA Boeing flight in Japan to turn back
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67968526?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 5:49 PM
The domestic flight in Japan landed safely after the crack appeared, the airline says.
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Colombia landslide kills 23 including many sheltering in house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67967379?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:26 PM
Some 23 people are killed and the local mayor says more are still trapped by debris.
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South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67962302?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 8:59 PM
After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Medicine to be delivered to Gaza hostages under new agreement, says Israeli PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67965009?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 8:57 PM
Qatar has helped agree a deal between Israel and Hamas after families of hostages raised concerns.
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Boeing: US regulator to increase oversight of firm after blowout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67960717?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 7:11 PM
Air regulators are also reviewing the decision to delegate some quality reviewing to Boeing.
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Matteo Salvini: Italian deputy PM takes stand in migrant kidnap trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67958284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 5:45 PM
Matteo Salvini said he acted 'in the national interest' by banning a rescue ship from docking in Italy.
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Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67962297?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 6:03 PM
Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City.
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DR Congo floods: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record level
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67957778?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 2:01 PM
The vast River Congo is overflowing, swamping entire neighbourhoods in the process.
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Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many states
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67947335?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:42 AM
Nearly every state is on watch for dangerous, freezing cold: "We call it life-threatening for a reason."
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Tough choices for Israel in US's Middle East vision
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67949952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 12:02 AM
The US plan sees diplomatic normalisation with Arab neighbours if Israel ends its offensive.
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Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 1:13 PM
War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor.
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What we know about strikes on Houthis and strategy behind them
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955727?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 3:20 PM
Everything we know about how and why the US and UK attacked targets in Yemen.
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Gaza journalists’ families reject Israeli military's ‘terrorist’ claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67946441?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 8:49 PM
An Al Jazeera journalist and a freelancer were killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah on Sunday.
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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 12, 2024, 10:54 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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Taiwan election: DPP supporters celebrate at rally
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67967549?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 1:01 PM
Democratic Progressive Party supporters celebrate at a rally as their opponents concede in the Taiwan election.
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Yemen strikes: What we've verified and know so far
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67964093?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 6:26 PM
BBC Verify examines video of US and UK strikes on Houthi targets and explains the situation so far.
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Watch: Fighter jets strike targets in Yemen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955835?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 8:24 AM
Footage from UK and US authorities shows jets launch from Cyprus and a Red Sea carrier.
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Extremely rare white whale sighted off Thailand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67959732?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 1:56 PM
It was the first known sighting of what looks to be an albino Omura's whale off Thailand.
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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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Gabriel Attal: Youngest French PM hopes to revive Macron's government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67958286?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 12:13 AM
France's youngest PM is already popular with the public but how long will the honeymoon period last?
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Ecuador violence affects whole world, president tells BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67964229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 10:45 PM
Daniel Noboa says he won't let his country turn into a narco-state after days of gang violence.
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Rashid Khan: The maestro who took classical music to India’s masses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67942757?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 2:44 AM
In a short career, Rashid Khan - who died earlier this week - became the foremost exponents of classical music.
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Dog meat: Why is it a sensitive topic in South Korea?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67958480?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:09 AM
The issue - which divides the nation along age lines - has come to the fore after a new law passed.
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France's new PM tilts his cabinet to the right
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67958287?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 5:27 PM
Gabriel Attal calls in new faces alongside heavyweights from the outgoing government.
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CES 2024: AI pillows and toothbrushes - is it all getting a bit silly?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67959240?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:15 AM
Companies are clamouring to present their products as AI-powered, but are their claims justified?
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Week in pictures: 6-12 January 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-67946123?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:18 AM
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
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Who are the Houthis 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, 4:06 AM
The Houthis in Yemen have vowed to attack all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israel.
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Huge ancient lost 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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Donald Trump turns his legal battles into campaign spectacle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67953895?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 3:10 AM
The former president believes his campaign gets a significant boost every time he is seen in court.
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US election 2024: Can Nikki Haley really stop Donald Trump?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67948573?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 3:58 AM
She's betting the ex-president is more vulnerable than polls suggest. It’s still a very long shot.
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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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