Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after unexplained absence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66299379?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 1:06 PM
Qin Gang's prolonged disappearance from public view, and the silence over it, fuelled furious speculation.
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Storms ravage northern Italy as Sicily burns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66302472?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 1:42 PM
Torrential rain and hailstorms have caused damage in the north while Sicily battles extensive wildfires.
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Palestinian gunmen killed near West Bank Samaritan community
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66292930?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 10:57 AM
The gunmen had opened fire on Israeli troops guarding the tiny Samaritan community, Israel says.
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US Capitol rioter who beat officer with flagpole sentenced
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66301561?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 11:21 AM
Footage shows Peter Francis Stager assaulting a fallen Capitol police officer with an American flag.
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Matty Healy: Malaysia LGBT community angry at 1975 'white saviour stunt'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66286800?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 10:35 AM
Locals affected by singer Matty Healy's protest say it did their cause more harm than good.
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Estonia sinking: Ramp from ferry wreck raised after 29 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66299183?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 12:42 PM
Survivors hope a new inquiry will give a definitive explanation of why the ship went down in 1994.
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Julian Sands: Room with a View actor's final cause of death is undetermined
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66298417?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 10:03 AM
The British actor's body was recovered in June, months after he'd gone missing in the mountains.
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Ecuador jails: Inmates hold dozens of guards hostage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66299959?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 11:41 AM
Prison guards are being held against their will in at least six jails by inmates after a deadly fight.
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Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66238618?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 12:04 AM
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river.
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Wagner in Mali: US sanctions top junta officials over alleged ties
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66300870?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 1:13 PM
Wagner fighters overseeing Malian troops are accused of targeting civilians and other rights abuses.
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Israel judicial reform: Crowds confront police as key law passed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66258416?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 3:54 AM
Police use water cannon to break up mass demonstrations as a controversial law is passed.
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TikTok adds text-only posts as social media battle escalates
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66297595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 6:24 AM
The video streaming app widens its uses as Twitter rebrands as X and Meta launches Threads.
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Justice department sues Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande river
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66296989?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 10:53 PM
Texas officials argue the barrier will help deter migrants from crossing into the US from Mexico.
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Obamas' chef Tafari Campbell dies in paddleboarding accident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66297450?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 1:25 PM
Tafari Campbell, 45, worked in the White House before staying on with the Obama family post-presidency.
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July heat near impossible without climate change
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66289489?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 5:04 AM
Scientists say the heatwaves seen in Europe, the US and China in July are no longer unusual.
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How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66274629?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 1:29 AM
With no air con, a former prisoner describes lying in toilet water to survive brutal heat.
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Ghana minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported a robbery. Why was she arrested?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66291294?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 9:21 AM
A Ghanaian minister allegedly lost $1m cash, handbags and jewels from her house.
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Rhodes wildfires are 'like a biblical catastrophe'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66294583?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 4:19 PM
As tourists evacuate, the wildfires have come at great personal cost to the Greek island's residents.
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Is Elon Musk right to ditch the Twitter bird logo?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66296468?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 7:07 AM
Rebrands can pay off - but it's a risky move to replace a famous icon at an organisation in turmoil.
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Israel judicial reform explained: What is the crisis about?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65086871?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 2:57 PM
Israel has been gripped by months of mass protests against government plans. Here's why.
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Spain election: Key takeaways as far-right surge fails to materialise
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66287757?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 2:02 PM
Spain faces political deadlock after Sunday's vote - here are four things we learned from the snap poll.
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Watch: Raging wildfires shut down Italian airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66298131?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 4:47 AM
Palermo’s airport was shut down overnight as wildfires burned around its perimeter.
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Twitter: Sign change paused as police arrive at San Francisco HQ
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66300332?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 25, 2023, 9:34 AM
Workers in San Francisco were taking down the sign after Elon Musk's rebrand of the company.
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Greta Thunberg carried away by police hours after fine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66295035?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 9:33 PM
The climate activist was removed from a protest shortly after being fined over a previous incident.
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Rhodes fires: View from the airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66296382?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 6:19 PM
The BBC's Azadeh Moshiri describes what it's like for people waiting at Rhodes airport.
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Greece wildfires: 'Our houses might not be there tomorrow'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66295033?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 5:44 PM
Rhodes residents call for help after a wildfire left homes charred in its wake.
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Helicopter finds missing toddler in soybean field
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66262832?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 5:16 PM
Aerial and infrared cameras helped locate and rescue a three-year-old boy who was missing for hours
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Watch: George Alagiah's extraordinary career
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66200509?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 24, 2023, 12:38 PM
George Alagiah, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most respected journalists, has died at 67.
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