Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision for the second time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65585413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 14, 2023, 12:50 AM
Loreen is the first woman to win twice, but Mae Muller fails to replicate Sam Ryder's success.
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Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65586701?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 14, 2023, 12:17 AM
Ternopil was hit by Russian missiles before Tvorchi took the stage in Liverpool, authorities say.
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Israel-Gaza: Shaky start to ceasefire ending five days of fighting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65585950?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 11:29 PM
Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes continued for hours after the ceasefire began.
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Turkey election: Opposition dares to dream of Erdogan defeat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65568647?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 9:13 PM
President Erdogan, who says he has kept Turkey standing tall, faces a united opposition in Sunday's vote.
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Cyclone Mocha: People pack shelters as storm menaces refugee camp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65581169?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 1:03 PM
Half a million people are evacuated to safer areas in Bangladesh as the powerful storm nears.
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Thailand elections: Polls open with Thaksin's daughter as frontrunner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65567781?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 14, 2023, 1:00 AM
Voting begins with Paetongtarn Shinawatra promising an end to conservative, military-backed rule.
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Ukraine war: Russians in Germany split over Putin's invasion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65559516?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 14, 2023, 12:48 AM
Many Germany-based Russians are repeating Kremlin disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.
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Heavy gunfire in Sudan ahead of ceasefire talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65582425?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 7:37 PM
Fierce fighting continues in Khartoum, on the eve of a new round of Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks.
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Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65585746?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 6:58 PM
Shaden Gardood, 37, died one day after Sudan's warring parties signed a deal to protect civilians.
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Ukraine war: Pope tells Zelensky he is 'praying for peace'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65581170?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 4:57 PM
The pontiff meets Ukraine's leader at the Vatican, pleading for urgent help to victims of Russia's invasion.
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Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65580427?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 4:35 AM
Brienz's 100 residents, as well as the village's dairy cows, were given 48 hours to evacuate.
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Sudan conflict: Grandmother died trapped by fighting in Khartoum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65576671?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 6:20 AM
Alaweya Reshwan died at home in Khartoum, trapped by the fighting that is tearing Sudan apart.
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Gaza cancer patients face life-threatening treatment delays
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65393231?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 2:32 PM
Many patients are unable to leave for urgent treatment as Israel keeps all crossings shut, Palestinians say.
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Kenyan farmer: 'I'm afraid that elephants will kill me'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65531738?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 13, 2023, 12:33 AM
Prolonged drought in southern Kenya has led the giant mammals to encroach on farms to find food.
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Pakistan shut down the internet - but that didn't stop the protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65541769?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 9:01 PM
Millions were plunged offline after Imran Khan's arrest but the blackout hasn't stopped protests.
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Kerala boat accident: 'I lost 11 members of my family'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65554566?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 4:15 AM
Kunnummal Saithalavi and his brothers lost their wives and children in a boat accident that killed 22.
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Thailand election: The party they can't stop winning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65531574?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 9:18 PM
The opposition Pheu Thai party looks set to win most seats after nearly a decade of military-backed rule.
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Africa's week in pictures: 5-11 May 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65504006?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 12:18 AM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Trump CNN town hall: 'Nonsense' - Republican rivals blast performance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65563992?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 4:27 PM
The former president's CNN forum was barely over before his likely 2024 challengers slammed him.
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Why was former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65541518?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 10, 2023, 5:31 PM
The former prime minister's dramatic arrest has escalated political turmoil in crisis-hit Pakistan.
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Manipur: Broken dreams and burnt homes after India ethnic clashes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65554569?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 8:14 AM
Manipur state witnessed widespread violence last week which left dozens dead and thousands displaced.
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My son the hostage: Dissident families targeted in Belarus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65473370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 1:56 AM
The sons of two anti-government figures are in jail because of their fathers' actions, the BBC hears.
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Robot camera spots alligator in Florida water pipe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65566980?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 11:00 AM
A robot camera, looking for anomalies under the road, came across the 5ft (1.7m) beast in the pipes.
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Man miraculously emerges from high-speed crash wreckage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65529027?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 2:55 PM
A dashcam shows an RV being ripped in half during a crash and a man rising from the flipped vehicle.
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Chicago kayakers discover 'Chonkosaurus' turtle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65529029?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 4:39 PM
'I'm proud of ya!', kayaker Joey Santore said to the giant turtle in his thick Chicago accent.
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Imran Khan's dramatic arrest saga... in under 90 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65579500?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 12, 2023, 9:38 PM
Pakistan's former prime minister has faced months of legal troubles and attempts to arrest him.
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WATCH: Eurovision's second semi-final... in 59 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65564195?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 9:28 PM
As usual, the Eurovision song contest brings the most eclectic mix of performers.
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An American watches Eurovision for the first time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65551109?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 10, 2023, 11:48 PM
US journalist Chloe Kim reacts to some of the song contest's most memorable performances.
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WATCH: Space debris fireball lights up Japan skies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65555696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 11, 2023, 7:13 AM
A streak of light is caught on camera, and may have been caused by space debris from a Chinese rocket.
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