Ukraine to export electricity again after Russian bombardment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65220003?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 11:19 AM
Russia's assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure led to blackouts throughout winter.
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Chinese military rehearses encirclement of Taiwan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65219219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 11:09 AM
The exercises began hours after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the US.
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Tel Aviv car-ramming kills Italian tourist and injures 7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65217134?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 12:06 PM
It comes after two British-Israeli sisters were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank.
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Vitaly Votanovsky flees Russia after documenting a Wagner cemetery
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65213426?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 11:16 PM
How an activist documented Russia's war dead by counting graves - and was forced to flee by sinister threats.
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Ben Ferencz: Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor dies, aged 103
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65223756?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 9, 2023, 12:02 AM
Ben Ferencz was just 27 when he convicted 22 Nazi officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Maia and Rina Dee named as British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65222234?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
Maia and Rina Dee, who lived in the settlement of Efrat, were shot dead in their car on Friday.
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Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65220595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 4:05 PM
Police say women seen not covering their hair will receive texts warning them of consequences.
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Dozens killed in 'barbaric' Burkina Faso attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65221387?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 8:40 PM
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks that left 44 dead, but jihadist violence in the northern Sahel is common.
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Thabo Bester: 'Facebook rapist' who faked death arrested in Tanzania
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65221385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 3:58 PM
Thabo Bester, known as the "Facebook rapist", was at large for a year after escaping South African prison.
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Boris Becker: Six-time Grand Slam singles champion on prison, fame and the future
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65214718?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 5:08 AM
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker says he is building his "third chapter" after eight months in prison.
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Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65217437?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 7:55 AM
A Texas judge orders a hold on approval of the drug, a decision swiftly challenged by another court.
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Tunisia migrant boat shipwrecks leave 27 dead or missing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65222228?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 8:33 PM
The boats, carrying more than 80 people total, had been attempting to cross to Italy.
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Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65210045?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 4:21 AM
Israel's military hit targets linked to Palestinian group Hamas after a rocket barrage from Lebanon.
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Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas defends luxury trips
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65215407?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 7, 2023, 10:23 PM
Clarence Thomas says guidelines were followed as a report reveals holidays funded by a billionaire.
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From Ghana to Germany: Tracking down the owner of a lost wallet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65181938?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 11:11 PM
What a driver's licence discarded on a migrant boat reveals about those crossing from Africa to Europe.
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The young men of Mexico risking their lives to be Catholic priests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65174632?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 4:12 AM
Dozens of priests have been killed in recent years in an area of Mexico plagued with cartel violence.
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Do ‘disaster trolls’ believe the conspiracy theories they promote?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65201949?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 7, 2023, 11:57 PM
Conspiracy theorist Richard D Hall is being sued for defamation but it hasn’t stopped his narrative.
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How this historically black college gymnastics team made history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65193458?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 1:07 AM
For decades, young black gymnasts had to make a difficult choice about where to go to university.
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The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64820529?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 6, 2023, 9:01 PM
Reunited in Seoul after a decade apart, Songmi asks her mother why she left her behind in the north.
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Clarence Thomas and Bohemian Grove: What goes on at the all-male club?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65217165?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 7, 2023, 11:06 PM
The secretive club is in the news after a report that Justice Clarence Thomas visited the retreat.
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Expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones vows to return - but can he?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65215212?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 1:41 AM
Expulsion is extraordinary, but Democrat Justin Jones can see a way back to the statehouse.
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Giant sketch in field marks Picasso death anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65223575?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 8:12 PM
Dario Gambarin used a tractor to create the portrait on wasteland in Italy.
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China conducts military drills around Taiwan Island
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65220109?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 8, 2023, 9:51 AM
On land, by sea and in the air - pictures released by China's state broadcaster show military drills around Taiwan.
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Forget a K9 unit, this police station has a bunny
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65209664?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 6, 2023, 8:52 PM
Meet Officer Hops, the Yuba City Police Department's furry 'wellness officer'.
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The damage done by 80 tornadoes in a week
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65208609?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 6, 2023, 5:04 PM
Since 31 March more than 80 tornadoes have been reported, killing at least 30 people across the US.
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France pension protests: One of Macron's favourite cafes in flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65207369?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 6, 2023, 4:09 PM
Protesters against raising France's retirement age attack La Rotonde bistro in Paris.
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The moment lightning strikes the tip of Toronto's CN Tower
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65202463?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 6, 2023, 12:10 PM
Lightning struck the famous tower early on Wednesday morning.
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