Hamas attack on Israel kibbutz Be’eri captured by mothers’ WhatsApp group
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67105618?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 4:59 PM
Messages reveal how trapped families called for help and shared words of comfort as militants killed 100 in their kibbutz.
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France raises security level after school knife attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67107391?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 6:53 PM
France is put on its highest counter-terrorism alert, following the death of a teacher stabbed at a high school.
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French police break up pro-Palestinian demo after ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67088547?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 7:01 AM
Tear gas is used after pro-Palestinian rallies are banned as a possible threat to public order.
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Germany migrants: Seven dead after vehicle crashes in Bavaria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67098347?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 1:14 PM
Authorities said the driver of a "suspected smuggling vehicle" attempted to evade police before losing control.
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Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67080391?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 3:10 PM
It comes after the UK approved the $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, which makes Call of Duty.
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Man pleads guilty to stealing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67101888?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 7:08 PM
Terry Martin thought the rubies in the slippers were real gems, but they were in fact made of glass.
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Venice airport closed, flights diverted by flock of seagulls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67104820?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 4:05 PM
Flights were also diverted from Marco Polo Airport in the Italian city due to the birds' presence.
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China deported 'large number' of N Korean defectors - Seoul
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67098453?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 8:25 AM
Sources in China said that up to 600 defectors were put on trucks and forcibly sent back on Monday.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Colombo reaches debt deal with China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67097443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 9:06 AM
The agreement paves the way for the South Asian nation to secure more funding from the IMF.
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Afghans in UK visa limbo as Pakistan vows to expel migrants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67020994?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 2:00 PM
Afghans who worked with the UK are living in fear in Pakistan as it cracks down on migrants without visas.
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Russia to build nuclear plant to meet Burkina Faso's energy needs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67098444?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:06 AM
The deal comes after junta leader Capt Traore asked President Putin to help set up a nuclear plant.
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The Isley Brothers founder Rudolph Isley dies at 84
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67098878?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 9:23 AM
The star sang on the group's biggest hits including Summer Breeze, Fight The Power and That Lady.
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Israel targets Hamas’s labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67097124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 12:10 AM
Palestinian militants are thought to have built hundreds of kilometres of tunnels underneath Gaza.
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Israel-Gaza conflict proves treacherous ground for US politicians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67101887?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 6:43 PM
Turbulence caused by the fighting in the Middle East could upend the 2020 presidential race.
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How would an Israeli ground assault on Gaza unfold?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67100036?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:58 AM
Sending forces into Gaza's densely populated urban areas is an operation fraught with peril.
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Shots fired as BBC visits scene of Israel festival massacre
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67094215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 6:47 AM
Lucy Williamson visits the site of the Israeli music festival where 260 bodies were discovered.
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Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre: Father saves daughter he hadn’t seen for six years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67089114?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 9:09 AM
Neta had not spoken to her father for years, but she knew he was the only person who could save her.
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Missing peace activist Vivian Silver - son awaits news, good or bad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67090491?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 9:53 AM
My mother would say the atrocities are the result of not striving for peace, he tells Jeremy Bowen.
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Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44124396?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 4:45 PM
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians date back decades, but what are the key issues?
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BBC crew find injured friends in overrun Gaza hospital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67094214?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 9:29 PM
BBC Arabic reporter Adnan Elbursh visits the main hospital in Gaza City, which is at breaking point.
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US $6bn deal with Iran under scrutiny in wake of Hamas attack on Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67084515?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 7:50 PM
President Biden has faced pressure to hold the funds amid claims Tehran instigated the Hamas attack.
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Kibbutz massacre survivor describes attack by Hamas gunmen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67101434?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:05 AM
Neta Portal describes the horror of a Hamas attack after being shot in the legs six times.
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Searching for my peace activist mother in Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67101437?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 2:16 PM
Yonatan Ziegen's mother Vivian Silver texted her son to say her home had been attacked.
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Watch: Scalise bows out of Speaker’s race, citing ‘schisms’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67097170?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 1:25 AM
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day after his party nominated him.
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Land, air and sea: Video analysis shows how Hamas coordinated huge attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67096316?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 7:18 PM
The BBC’s Gordon Corera investigates exactly how the Palestinian militant group was able to launch its surprise attack on Israel.
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New York's iconic subway voice on coming out trans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67095584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 5:03 PM
The city's voice on subways and airports, Bernie Wagenblast, talks about the challenges of her transition.
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Blinken meets survivor of Israeli music festival attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67095642?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 5:31 PM
'There were gunshots everywhere,' recounts 24-year-old Lior Gelbaum in a meeting with Blinken.
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CCTV shows moment women escape Israeli moshav attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67090617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 2:01 PM
The two women managed to run away after Israeli military arrived at the scene.
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'My ancestors were invisible. I want to be visible'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67086154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 3:05 PM
Recognition hangs in the balance for Indigenous Australians ahead of a historic vote.
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Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67096624?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 4:44 PM
Jim Jordan feels "real good" about his prospects of winning the gavel, but he faces a maths problem.
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New Zealand election: Disillusioned voters eye shift away from the left
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67089773?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 4:11 PM
Three years on from Jacinda Ardern's sweeping victory, polls indicate voters will desert Labour.
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Afghanistan: Hundreds dead and homes flattened in earthquakes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67088231?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 11:51 AM
Images from western Afghanistan where two earthquakes days apart have caused massive damage.
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Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-67087949?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 12, 2023, 2:10 PM
A severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon is disrupting transport, isolating communities and killing wildlife.
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