Turkey elections: What to expect from newly emboldened Erdogan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65743021?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 29, 2023, 1:33 AM
Voters in the strategic Nato country opted for a seasoned autocrat - rather than an untested democrat.
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Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65743031?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 29, 2023, 1:06 AM
The president's supporters celebrate long into the night after he secures five more years in power.
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Ukraine war: Zelenksy praises air force after Russia's largest drone attack yet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65740839?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 5:57 PM
The Ukrainian president thanks his air force, after most of the Russian drones were shot down.
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US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote, Joe Biden says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65741462?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 29, 2023, 12:21 AM
President Joe Biden said he had not made too many concessions to Republicans as part of the agreement.
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Indian Olympic wrestlers detained as latest protest escalates
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65739465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 3:41 PM
Delhi police are being criticised for the way they shut down a march to the new parliament building.
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Ken Paxton: Texas House votes to impeach Trump ally
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65736478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 11:57 PM
Ken Paxton, Texas' Attorney General, is now suspended from office pending a trial in the state Senate.
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Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore, with two dead and two missing - reports
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65741465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 10:09 PM
Italy's fire service says 19 people are rescued as a search continues for those reported missing.
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Spanish village votes in 30 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65738871?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 2:01 PM
The seven registered voters of Villaroya beat their own record of 32 seconds.
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New parliament: PM Modi inaugurates building amid opposition boycott
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65718127?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 9:05 AM
The new building was inaugurated under the shadow of a boycott by major opposition parties.
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Extinction Rebellion protest in Netherlands ends with 1,500 arrested
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65735289?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 9:15 PM
Officers used water cannon to try to disperse the crowds at the Extinction Rebellion protest
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Shounter Pass avalanche kills 11 people from nomadic tribe in Pakistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65735284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 5:36 PM
A four-year-old boy is among those killed in the disaster, which struck in the early hours of Saturday.
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Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65733969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 2:26 PM
"You can run but you can't hide," commissioner Thierry Breton warns Twitter over upcoming rules.
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ChatGPT: US lawyer admits using AI for case research
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65735769?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 10:20 PM
The lawyer told the judge he did not know content from the artificial intelligence could be false.
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French Open 2023: Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk booed after avoiding Aryna Sabalenka handshake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65738855?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 1:31 PM
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk is booed off court for avoiding a handshake with Aryna Sabalenka after the Belarusian's first-round win at the French Open.
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Katty Kay: A growing case of transatlantic heartburn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65724013?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 1:58 AM
European leaders are getting nervous about the US election and shifts in foreign policy.
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Portugal housing crisis: 'I'll have to move back in with mum'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65485908?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 2:00 AM
Anger is rising in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, where affordable homes are rarer and rarer.
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South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65624739?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 12:03 AM
South African Tamara Magwashu grew up unable to afford pads or tampons - now she is changing that for others.
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Why Australia decided to quit its vaping habit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65522841?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 2:11 AM
Recent measures cracking down on e-cigarettes are much needed, teachers and public health experts say.
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Mozambique cholera: Why outbreaks have sparked unrest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65707334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 2:44 AM
Misinformation about measures taken to tackle cholera outbreaks has led to violent protests.
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French Open 2023: Nadal, Murray and Raducanu missing, while Djokovic, Alcaraz and Swiatek favourites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65670029?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 26, 2023, 12:33 PM
For the first time in almost 20 years, the French Open begins this weekend with both singles draws unpredictably open.
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Turkish president sings to supporters from top of bus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65740653?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 7:33 PM
The Turkish president burst into song as he claimed victory in his country's election.
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Kitten stuck in rain pipe for three days found alive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65738477?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 11:42 AM
Rescuers in Beirut used small cameras to identify the location of the feline, before pulling it to safety.
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Indian police drag away and detain protesting wrestlers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65738478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2023, 1:35 PM
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia among protesters detained in New Delhi.
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Russia warns of 'new dimension' in Ukraine war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65735603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 5:31 PM
Moscow's ambassador to the UK says Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine risk escalating the conflict.
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We're ready to retake our country - Ukraine security boss Oleksiy Danilov
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65731596?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2023, 7:11 AM
Oleksiy Danilov says it would be "strange" to talk dates but that this was an "historic opportunity".
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Car swept backwards in raging Spanish floodwaters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65729775?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 26, 2023, 6:30 PM
Video filmed on a phone shows the driver losing control of the car before getting caught in the current.
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