Israel-Gaza war: Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67670679?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 8:57 PM
Conditions in Gaza have made the delivery of food almost impossible, the UN World Food Programme says.
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Elizabeth Magill: UPenn president quits in antisemitism row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67673545?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 10:49 PM
She has faced mounting calls to resign since giving controversial Congressional testimony.
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi compares Rwanda counterpart Kagame to Hitler
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67669187?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 6:59 PM
Félix Tshisekedi accuses his counterpart in neighbouring Rwanda of wanting to expand.
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Iran: Mahsa Amini's family stopped at airport on way to collect award
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67672565?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 6:37 PM
Iran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says.
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Philippines accuses China of shooting water cannon at its boats
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67668930?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 11:08 AM
The incident is the latest dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Somali president's son over fatal traffic crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67669185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 3:26 PM
Turkey wants to arrest Mohammed Hassan Cheikh Mohamud after a motorcycle courier died in a traffic accident.
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France's Emmanuel Macron buffeted from all sides in row over secularism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67657837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 6:51 AM
France's president is denounced by all sides after lighting a Hanukkah candle at the Elysée Palace.
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Ryan O'Neal, Oscar-nominated star of Love Story, dead at 82
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 12:25 AM
The Oscar-nominated actor was also known for What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon and TV soap Peyton Place.
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Nigeria takes major step towards once again producing refined oil
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67669181?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 12:09 PM
A refinery that could make Nigeria self-sufficient in fuel receives its first delivery of crude oil.
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Guatemala: Challenge to Bernardo Arévalo election seen as coup attempt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67667041?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 2:49 AM
There is international condemnation of an attempt by prosecutors to overturn Guatemala's election results.
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Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67642374?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:22 PM
Remains of baby dinosaurs inside another dinosaur reveal what a young predator ate 75m years ago.
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Samuel Paty: Six teenagers convicted for roles in teacher's beheading in 2020
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67664805?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:29 PM
Samuel Paty was killed after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in a class debate about freedom of expression.
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AI: EU agrees landmark deal on regulation of artificial intelligence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67668469?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 5:48 AM
The proposed rules cover the use of AI in systems like ChatGPT and by law enforcement.
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See 'beyond rare' white baby alligator born in US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667226?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:28 PM
The reptile, measuring 49cm (19.2 inches), is reportedly one of only seven leucistic alligators in the world.
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Shane MacGowan funeral: Key speeches and performances from a service of tributes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67665100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 8:55 PM
Family and friends paid tribute to the lead singer of The Pogues, at his funeral in County Tipperary.
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Hunter Biden says Republicans 'trying to kill me' to hurt president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67668480?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 2:24 AM
The president's legally embattled son says his father's critics want him to relapse on drugs.
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Claudine Gay: Harvard president sorry for remarks on antisemitism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67662871?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 8:35 PM
Claudine Gay was under fire over her testimony in Congress which was described as "painfully inadequate".
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Al-Mawasi: Gaza humanitarian zone not humane, evacuees say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67646964?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:44 PM
Israel has told civilians to shelter in a "safe" zone, but people say it is not fit for people to stay in.
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Hamas claims Israeli operation ended in hostage death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67664854?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:08 PM
The group releases video it says shows the aftermath of a failed attempt to free a hostage held in Gaza.
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Palestinian recounts being stripped and driven away by Israeli army
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67666270?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 12:19 PM
The BBC speaks to one of the men seen being detained, who was later released.
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67053011?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 12:14 PM
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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Refaat Alareer: Palestinians mourn writer killed in air strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67656787?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:19 PM
Writer and literary scholar Refaat Alareer was killed in an air strike on Wednesday, his family say.
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Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67664853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 7:38 PM
Hamas accuses Israel of causing the damage to the medieval Omari mosque, Israel has not yet commented.
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'We can't stop' - the Israeli woman still helping sick Palestinians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67592468?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 5:01 AM
Volunteers used to drive sick Gazans to hospital. Hamas's attack on 7 October changed everything.
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Israel war cabinet minister's son killed in Gaza fighting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67654848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 7:16 PM
Gadi Eisenkot's son Gal, 25, died after a tunnel shaft exploded in northern Gaza, Israeli media say.
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Issam Abdallah: Rights groups want Israel investigated over killed journalist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67652774?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 8:29 PM
Amnesty and Human Rights Watch say a tank crew probably deliberately fired on Issam Abdallah.
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Hundreds queue for food in central Gaza city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67655015?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 7:02 PM
As hunger spreads, the UN says it can no longer run a dependable humanitarian operation.
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Bringing broken survivors of the Israel Nova festival attack back from darkness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67636785?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 5:59 AM
"I just wanted them to be held": Inside the centre helping survivors of the 7 October attacks.
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BBC reporter in Gaza: People here are traumatised and exhausted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67643746?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 7:28 PM
People say life in Khan Younis is "indescribable" as Israel's bombardment of the south intensifies.
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67039975?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:10 PM
Why did Hamas attack Israel, and what has happened in Gaza since the 7 October raid?
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Gaza: Video appears to show Palestinian men stripped and detained by IDF
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67659922?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 10:52 AM
Footage circulating online shows blindfolded men in their underwear being guarded by Israeli soldiers.
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First look at McDonald's new restaurant CosMc's
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67656294?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 11:17 PM
The chain, opening its first location in Illinois this week, will offer coffee and other specialty drinks.
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Santos riots: Police fire tear gas at supporters rioting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67655016?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 10:27 PM
Pele's former football club has been relegated for the first time in 111 years, resulting in riots across Santos.
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Moment Texas judge grants woman's request to abortion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67655149?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 7, 2023, 6:33 PM
Kate Cox says her foetus has a lethal abnormality that poses a risk to her health and future fertility.
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Jamie Foxx holds back tears as he addresses serious illness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67633447?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 12:03 AM
The actor has been missing from the public eye since April 2023, as he battled an undisclosed life-threatening condition.
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'I'm helpless' - Gaza doctor tells of desperate situation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67644334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 9:50 PM
Dr Ahmed Moghrabi told the BBC there's a scarcity of food, water, medicine and he cannot operate on patients.
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Mine explosion: Colombian authorities blow up illegal sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67644336?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 6, 2023, 10:54 PM
Colombia and Brazil destroy 19 illegal gold mining sites and equipment in the Amazon rainforest.
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Laura Kuenssberg: Ukraine in 'mortal danger' without aid, Olena Zelenska warns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67667035?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 5:54 AM
Ukraine's first lady tells Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that continued Western support is life or death.
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A crisis at the Mexico border felt in Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67663844?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 1:31 AM
Migrants from as far afield as China, Cameroon and Afghanistan walk into a US political quagmire.
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COP28: Tuvalu negotiator travelled 8,000 miles to save her home. Can she?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67661087?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 1:24 AM
The UN climate talks turn to oceans and a Pacific islander is here to fight for her home.
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CosMc's: Customers flock to McDonald's new retro drinks brand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67655553?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 12:36 AM
CosMc's, named after an obscure company mascot, is a bid for the speciality drinks market.
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Marapi eruption: Hikers recount escape from 'Mountain of Fire'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67656848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 11:35 PM
Mountaineers recall how they escaped scalding hot ash and rocks on Indonesia's Mount Marapi.
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Tyla’s racial identity: South African singer sparks culture war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67505674?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 1:28 AM
The term "coloured" is a slur in the US, but for millions of South Africans it is part of their identity.
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When a child commits a mass shooting, are parents to blame?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67571551?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 9:11 PM
After a boy murdered four schoolmates, his parents will be the first to stand trial for manslaughter.
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Rwanda: How the country views the UK's asylum deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67659440?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 4:56 PM
Rwanda has facilities ready to host asylum seekers but some there are not sure it is a good idea.
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Hunter Biden's tax indictment: Drugs, escorts and girlfriends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67656796?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 4:44 AM
Mr Biden allegedly spent a fortune on "various women", "adult entertainment", luxury hotels and cars.
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COP28: Five reasons for optimism on climate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67627242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 8, 2023, 2:18 AM
Amid all the doom and gloom on climate change, there are some good reasons for cautious optimism.
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