Israel aims to cut Gaza ties after war with Hamas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67175094?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 5:06 PM
Israel's defence minister says the country's long-term plan is to cut ties completely with Gaza.
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Kenneth Chesebro: Second Trump lawyer pleads guilty to conspiracy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67174576?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 5:57 PM
Kenneth Chesebro admits conspiracy charge in 2020 election interference case in Georgia.
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US warship intercepts missiles fired from Yemen 'potentially towards Israel'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67166863?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 8:50 AM
The USS Carney in the Red Sea downed missiles and drones fired "potentially towards targets in Israel".
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French minister Darmanin spars with footballer Karim Benzema in Gaza row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67167925?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 3:58 PM
The former French international threatens to sue Gérald Darmanin for accusing him of Islamist links.
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French arrests after bomb scares trigger evacuations at airports and Versailles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67167918?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 1:29 PM
The Palace of Versailles, the Louvre as well as schools, airports and hospitals have been targeted.
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Instagram sorry for adding 'terrorist' to some Palestinian user bios
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67169228?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 12:56 PM
It says it fixed a problem "that briefly caused inappropriate translations" in some Instagram profiles.
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Italy PM Giorgia Meloni splits from partner after off-air lewd TV remarks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67168294?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 2:45 PM
Giorgia Meloni says the relationship is over after a TV show airs her partner's off-air comments.
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Travis King: Soldier who fled to North Korea 'charged back in US'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67166125?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 6:05 AM
Charges against Travis King reportedly include desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
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New Zealand landlord loses rubbish row with Chinese embassy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67166271?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 7:30 AM
The landlord claimed the embassy failed to pay up to NZ$960 in rubbish removal and other costs.
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Striking actors given strict Halloween costume rules
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67168074?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 9:16 AM
Stars are banned from wearing outfits based on hit TV shows and films under the Hollywood strike.
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Megan Thee Stallion: Rapper settles legal dispute with former label
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67163267?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 1:27 PM
Record label 1501 Certified Entertainment say they wish Megan "the very best in her life and career".
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Haiti arrests key suspect in President Jovenel Moise's murder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67168562?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 9:29 AM
Joseph Felix Badio is accused of ordering Colombian hitmen to kill President Jovenel Moise.
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China has sharply expanded nuclear arsenal, US says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67163903?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 11:19 AM
Beijing now possesses some 500 operational nuclear warheads, a new Pentagon report says.
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Lupita Nyong'o's fans rally behind her after break-up from Selema Masekela
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67166644?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 7:33 AM
The Hollywood actress says "deception" ended her love for TV host Selema Masekela.
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Niger junta says ousted President Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67166122?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 12:31 PM
Mohamed Bazoum tried to flee from custody with his family, cooks and security, the military says.
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Mozambique burns 45,000 hens as bird flu spreads from South Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67166647?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 9:37 AM
The egg-laying hens had been imported from South Africa, which is facing one of its worst outbreaks.
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Sidney Powell: Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67153479?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 6:00 PM
Sidney Powell will now testify for prosecutors at the trial where Donald Trump is a defendant.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67058953?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 3:12 PM
Ukraine appears to be expanding its forces on the Russian-occupied left or eastern bank of the river.
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Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67162218?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 11:00 AM
It is the latest in a row between the two nations over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.
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Berlusconi's 'worthless' art proving a headache to heirs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67162602?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 4:41 PM
The ex-Italian prime minister bought many of his 25,000 paintings from late-night telesales programmes.
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Gaza war: Vigil aims to pressure Israel's leaders over hostages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67173188?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 4:36 PM
There is anger about the failures that allowed Hamas to kill so many people and take hostages.
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Israeli community frozen as Hamas atrocities continue to emerge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67165128?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 2:37 AM
Israeli communities are struggling as bodies continue to be found after Hamas attacked on 7 October.
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Gaza hospital: Breaking down video of Al-Ahli Arab hospital explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67161936?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 5:06 PM
BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas examines video of the explosion.
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Residents leave as tension grows at Israel-Lebanon border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67158836?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 5:33 AM
Fears fighting could erupt between Hezbollah and Israel are seeing communities on both sides evacuate.
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The world is losing its humanity, UNRWA chief says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67156865?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 9:34 PM
Gaza's war could spread and the region is on the "edge of an abyss", Philippe Lazzarini tells the BBC.
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Gaza Strip in maps: What it's like for the people who live there
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20415675?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 3:47 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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Gaza hospital: What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al-Ahli hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144061?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 5:42 PM
BBC Verify is analysing evidence from the Al-Ahli hospital explosion amid competing claims over responsibility.
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Alex Danzig: Fears grow for much-loved historian kidnapped by Hamas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135168?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 4:24 PM
The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.
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Panic and confusion at scene of Gaza hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67147059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 6:02 PM
People are still recovering body parts from the Al-Ahli Arab hospital, reports Rushdi Abu Alouf.
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Pause for thought - Israel’s calculations before going into Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67146159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:57 PM
For days now Israel has been preparing to invade Gaza - but why hasn't it launched it yet?
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At scene of hospital blast: 'People are still collecting body parts'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144351?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 8:39 AM
Hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City, health officials say.
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Watch: Fire after Gaza City hospital blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140939?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:19 AM
Hundreds of Palestinians are feared dead after a huge blast at a hospital in Gaza City.
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Night-time footage of raid targeting animal traffickers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67159848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 12:51 PM
More than 400 animals, mainly cats and dogs, were seized from a trafficking network in Spain.
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Fire destroys Iowa wind turbine after emergency workers fail to reach top
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67147288?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:51 PM
Emergency crews in Iowa did not have ladders tall enough to reach the top and put the fire out.
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Israel-Gaza war: Protesters clash with security forces in Ramallah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 5:50 AM
Clashes broke out in the occupied West Bank city after the strike on a hospital in Gaza.
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Israel Gaza war: A young girl is rescued after a strike on a residential area in Rafah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67140283?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 17, 2023, 5:24 PM
The young child survived a strike on a residential area in southern Gaza.
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Watch: Pentagon releases footage of ‘coercive’ Chinese jets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67142194?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 2:43 AM
The declassified videos show PLA fighter jets coming close to US aircraft in international airspace.
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How marathon runner Kiptum went from borrowed shoes to world records
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/67088191?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 7:52 AM
Kelvin Kiptum is the marathon world record holder, but he could not buy shoes or travel to a track when he started out.
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Rempang Eco-City: 'We will not leave', say the islanders fighting eviction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67051969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 12:34 AM
Fishing communities on this Indonesian island are locked in a battle with the government over land.
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Sydney Opera House: The story of an icon in photos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67153713?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 4:04 PM
As Australia marks 50 years of the Sydney Opera House, here are some of its most defining moments.
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Why a 'hologram revolution' could be on the way
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67080941?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 11:05 PM
Holograms are getting better and cheaper and some think soon they will be everywhere.
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Africa's week in pictures: 13-19 October 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67155786?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 20, 2023, 2:12 AM
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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BYD: The top electric car maker that is not Tesla
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66737524?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 8:59 AM
China's BYD is now ahead of Tesla in quarterly production and second in global sales.
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Chuck Grassley crowned 'matchmaker' after 20 staff marriages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67136900?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 18, 2023, 7:25 PM
The astonishing number of weddings involving Chuck Grassley's aides sparked much joking from Washington singles.
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'Classical music's answer to K-pop' signs exclusive record deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67145961?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 4:04 AM
Yunchan Lim, once called "classical music’s answer to K-pop", signs to the UK's Decca Records.
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Portugal's Barroso lithium mine project faces villagers' ire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67135047?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 19, 2023, 12:35 AM
The Barroso project could become the largest lithium mine in Europe. Locals aren't happy about it.
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