Debt ceiling deal: US House overwhelmingly passes bill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65771669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 1:27 AM
The Senate must approve the deal and send it to the president's desk this weekend to avoid a default.
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Ukraine war: 'Children die' in new missile attack on Kyiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65772840?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 2:03 AM
Officials in Ukraine's capital say two children and an adult were killed in an overnight attack.
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US actor Danny Masterson found guilty on two rape counts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65772615?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 12:07 AM
Three women said the actor sexually assaulted them at his Hollywood home between 2001-03.
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Argentina allows morning-after pill to be bought over counter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65772878?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 10:59 PM
The health ministry says making the pill more easily available "removes an important barrier".
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French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic stands by Kosovo message after criticism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65772962?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 10:49 PM
Novak Djokovic has stood by the political message he wrote on a camera lens about Kosovo, saying it is an issue he "stands for".
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Bodycam footage shows car launching off tow truck's ramp on Georgia highway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65770238?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 3:53 PM
The driver launched the car through the air before crash landing onto another car on the road.
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Mike Pence prepares to challenge Trump in 2024 run
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63550237?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 10:27 PM
The former president could face a stiff challenge for his party's 2024 presidential nomination.
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Canadian MPs vote to oust foreign interference tsar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65772614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 11:04 PM
But the special rapporteur, dismissed by critics as the prime minister's "ski buddy", vows to stay on.
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Five revelations from Nasa's public UFO meeting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65729356?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 3:06 AM
Some sightings turn out to be wayward Bart Simpson balloons. Others remain a mystery.
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Woman who accused Biden of sexual assault seeks Russian citizenship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65764319?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 11:20 AM
Tara Reade accused President Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993, an allegation he denies.
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Yugoslav war: UN increases sentence on two Serbian war criminals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65769640?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 3:33 PM
Jovica Stanišic and Franko Simatovic trained death squads accused of ethnic cleansing, the Hague says.
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Amazon to pay $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65772154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 8:49 PM
It will also pay out after allowing employees of its Ring doorbell system access to customer recordings.
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Auschwitz Museum condemns Polish ruling party video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65768426?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 2:22 PM
The museum said a video released by the ruling PiS party is an insult to the camp's victims.
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Djokovic's Kosovo message angers French minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65764399?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 2:51 PM
Novak Djokovic's political message about Kosovo at the French Open was "not appropriate", says France's sports minister.
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UN begins salvage operation to stop catastrophic oil spill off Yemen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65764775?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 10:45 AM
The FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's coast, holds more than a million barrels of oil.
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The untold tale of America's first spelling bee victor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65755792?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 12:09 AM
Marie Bolden, a black teenager, won the first US spelling bee in 1908. Her win was eclipsed by racism.
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Nigeria's fuel subsidy: How the new president has shocked the nation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65765585?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 1, 2023, 12:12 AM
Bola Tinubu has picked his first big fight with trade unions by deciding to scrap fuel subsidies.
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Wrestlers protest: The fake smiles of India's detained sporting stars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65757400?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 9:12 PM
Indian wrestlers protesting against sexual harassment have been targeted by an artificially generated image.
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AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65755517?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 11:01 PM
Footage of potential human rights abuses may be lost after platforms delete it, the BBC has found.
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Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65641304?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 3:59 AM
Russia is taking Ukrainian children. Their mothers are travelling into enemy territory to save them.
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What do we know about drone attacks in Russia?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65475333?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 12:25 PM
Russia says Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes on its territory, including on Moscow this week.
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Chinese fighter jet buzzed US military plane, says Pentagon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65761741?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 11:20 PM
A Chinese fighter jet performed an "aggressive manoeuvre" in front of a US Air Force plane, says the US.
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Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65762080?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 10:46 PM
Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.
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North Korean satellite wakes up and worries Seoul
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65763730?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 31, 2023, 9:11 AM
It comes as North Korea attempted to launch a satellite, but a fault caused it to crash into the sea.
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Elizabeth Holmes walks into Texas prison to start sentence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65761524?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 7:26 PM
The Theranos founder was convicted on four counts of fraud linked to her failed blood testing start-up.
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Watch: Police find marijuana stash in church-owned plane
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65759925?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 4:37 PM
The aircraft is reported to have links to a Brazilian branch of an evangelical church.
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Video appears to show drone flying over Moscow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65752254?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 12:14 PM
Mobile phone footage appears to capture footage of a drone flying in the south west of Moscow.
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Florida shooting: Beachgoers flee as nine injured
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65753335?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 12:53 PM
Nine people are injured, including children, after gunfire breaks out at Hollywood Beach.
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Moscow drone attack: 'The windows of my home shook'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65752252?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 6:50 AM
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg describes hearing and feeling a drone attack on Moscow.
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Watch rocket launch first Chinese civilian into space
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65750843?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 30, 2023, 6:28 AM
China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong Space Station, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time.
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