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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Zaka: The volunteers giving dignity to Israel's dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67100014?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 7:17 PM
Zaka volunteers are used to being called to traumatic scenes, but nothing prepared them for the past week.
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The Voice: Australians vote No in historic referendum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67110193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 3:21 PM
The country has overwhelmingly voted No to a proposal aimed at elevating First Nations voices.
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New Zealand election: National party's Chris Luxon claims victory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67110387?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 12:12 PM
Chris Luxon to form a centre-right coalition with his allies as Labour PM Chris Hipkins concedes defeat.
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BBC show is a 'lifeline' for Afghan girls, UN says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67017945?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:03 PM
Girls barred from the classroom by the Taliban government are using a BBC programme to learn in secret.
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China's Belt and Road Initiative: Kenya and a railway to nowhere
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67101736?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:12 PM
A $5bn transport project, funded by Chinese loans, is in danger of becoming a white elephant.
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Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67097300?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 1:31 AM
It is still unclear whether the Ohio congressman has enough support to win a majority in the House.
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North Korea sending Russia military equipment, US claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67109719?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 4:16 AM
Pyongyang supplied up to 1,000 containers of "equipment and munitions" in recent weeks, officials said.
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Poland election: Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67103038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 9:02 PM
Poland elects a new parliament on Sunday with the right-wing ruling party seeking a third term.
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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 14, 2023, 2:33 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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Louise Glück, poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 80
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67108592?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 11:30 PM
Glück won a Nobel in 2020 and was the first American poet to win the prize since TS Eliot in 1948.
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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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BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67102956?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 5:17 PM
A BBC Arabic team was driving to back to a hotel when they were stopped and dragged from their car.
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Gaza Strip in maps: What it's like for the people that live there
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20415675?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 12:17 PM
Find out more about what it is like to live in the Gaza Strip, from the economy to education, health and water.
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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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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 2024 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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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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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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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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BBC in Khan Younis: The scene is tragic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67113392?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 6:12 PM
The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf says the city is struggling to cope as refugees from northern Gaza flood in.
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CCTV shows how Hamas militants broke into Be'eri kibbutz
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67106103?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 13, 2023, 3:26 PM
Footage verified by the BBC shows militants hiding in a booth at the gates of the community before ambushing a car.
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Watch: Skies darken during annular solar eclipse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67113146?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 14, 2023, 7:20 PM
Stargazers witness a spectacular celestial event in parts of the US, Central and South America.
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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 Israel 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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'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, 9:01 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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