Israeli army says Gaza City completely encircled
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67302206?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 7:35 PM
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Suspected mushroom poisoning: Australian woman charged with three murders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67293752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 3:58 PM
An Australian woman is in custody after the deaths of three people at a lunch she served in July.
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Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria's Yobe state - police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67272908?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 10:41 AM
Mourners attending the burial of villagers shot dead by jihadists are killed in their vehicle, police say.
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Iran prison blocks Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi's hospital care, family says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67299512?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 3:22 PM
Treatment for a heart condition is declined after Narges Mohammadi refused to wear a hijab.
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Footballer Díaz's father 'kidnapped by rebels'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67300987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 6:04 PM
Luis Manuel Díaz was seized by armed men at a petrol station on Saturday in his Colombian hometown.
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Tsingtao beer worker urinated into tank after argument
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67296857?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 12:51 PM
The worker has been detained after a video of the incident went viral last month.
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South Africa's rugby team begin World Cup victory tour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67297835?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 2:15 PM
South Africans remain in celebration mode as their rugby team embarks on a four-day tour.
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US ornithological society says dozens of birds will be renamed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67298103?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 1:26 PM
The bird name change will include the removal of controversial figures, some with racist ties.
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Nigeria's House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67294421?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 5:59 PM
A senior lawmaker announced the decision after a public outcry over plans to spend $6m on the yacht.
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Swiss village of Aarwangen in ding-dong over challenge to cowbells
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67296413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 11:36 AM
New residents in a Bernese Alpine village object to the traditional sound of rural Switzerland.
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Tanzanian student in Israel: 'Shift change saved me, but my friends are Hamas hostages'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67292927?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 4:29 PM
A Tanzanian student tells the BBC how a timetable change stopped him being taken hostage with his friends.
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German vice-chancellor Habeck hits out against rising antisemitism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67296414?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 6:27 PM
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck criticises Islamists, the far right and political left.
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'I simply don’t want to die at 24' - Gaza woman trapped at Rafah crossing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67293048?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 8:57 PM
Tala Abu Nahleh and her family recount their harrowing experience as they desperately try to cross into Egypt.
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Israel Gaza: Children must be off limits, says father of abducted kids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67292422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 12:30 AM
"How can you hate a child?" asks Yoni Asher, whose two-year-old and four-year-old were taken by Hamas.
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Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67264703?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 12:21 AM
The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to.
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Israel Gaza: Father loses 11 family members in one blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67277205?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 31, 2023, 9:02 PM
Mr Khader was working at a hospital on 20 October when 11 of his family members were killed.
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Paris graffiti recall 1930s antisemitism, says mayor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67274777?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 9:17 AM
Some 60 Stars of David were daubed on buildings in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Woman arrested in Canberra after running up to plane on tarmac
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67297954?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 2:17 PM
An eyewitness filmed the moment the woman approached the cockpit at Canberra airport in Australia.
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Dancing Queen! Camilla in Kenya animal sanctuary visit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67289523?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 3:33 PM
The Queen joined a traditional dance in Nairobi and stopped to feed orphaned elephants.
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Florida: Pilot rescued after plane crashes into Everglades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67284282?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 12:07 PM
Video shows the man sitting on the plane's wing waiting for help, before helicopter arrives to airlift him to hospital.
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Halloween 2023: Heidi Klum wows at her annual party as a peacock
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67284280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 9:37 AM
Celebrities donned their best spooky outfits at Klum's 22nd annual party in New York.
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Israel: Inside destroyed Kibbutz house after Hamas hostage taking
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67278516?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 31, 2023, 10:16 PM
BBC correspondent Lucy Williamson is in a home from where seven people were taken hostage in Israel.
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King Charles speaks of 'great sorrow and regret' over British Empire 'wrongdoings'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67278510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 31, 2023, 8:48 PM
King Charles said felt "great sorrow" for the Empire's actions during Kenya's struggle for independence.
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Gaza: Strike in Jabalia leaves massive crater
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67278339?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 31, 2023, 10:07 PM
Israel's military confirmed that its jets carried out a strike on Jabalia in Gaza.
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Li Keqiang: Official nerves show as BBC hears praise for dead Chinese leader
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67294136?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 7:45 AM
Journalists are kept at bay as crowds mourn Li Keqiang, who in death poses a challenge to Xi Jinping.
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Migrants to Europe dying in gun battles and car crashes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67245358?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 12:07 AM
In the Western Balkans, smuggler gangs are engaging in deadly shootouts as migrant numbers keep rising.
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Singer Weyes Blood: I feel like I've lived a million lives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67062838?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 12:19 AM
The ethereal singer-songwriter and "pagan time travel tourist" on making music for a changing world.
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Agoa Forum: Has the US trade pact helped Africa?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67284812?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 12:22 AM
The future of what was billed as a game-changing pact between Africa and the US is in the balance.
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Bangladesh: Political violence grips country as election looms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67282213?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 10:10 PM
A rejuvenated main opposition has intensified protests ahead of general elections in January.
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Ukraine war: Russian attacks force evacuations of children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67277203?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 6:03 AM
Mandatory evacuations from the frontlines are swelling the ranks of Ukraine's displaced millions.
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Why Donald Trump's children are testifying in his civil fraud trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67268201?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 2, 2023, 3:06 PM
Donald Trump Jr is first to testify in a trial that could restrict the family's business in New York.
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Afghan refugees forced to leave Pakistan say they have nothing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67281691?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 8:11 AM
About 1.7 million Afghan refugees have been told to leave Pakistan and now face an uncertain future.
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Indians debating a 70-hour work week
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67269976?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 1, 2023, 7:06 AM
A billionaire's advice to young Indians has sparked a conversation on healthy versus toxic work culture.
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