Israel-Hamas war: Ceasefire in Gaza chances shrinking, Qatar says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67676982?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 6:10 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu says "the war is in full swing" and calls on Hamas fighters to surrender.
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Israel-Gaza war: Video shows Gaza detainees allegedly 'surrendering guns' - what we know
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67675407?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 5:59 PM
A man in his underwear is filmed laying down weapons - but there are questions about what happened.
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Sudan war: Two people killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, says Red Cross
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67677528?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 9:07 PM
Seven others including three charity staff were injured in what the Red Cross has called a "deliberate attack".
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Zelensky faces key tests to re-energise West's support for Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67677593?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 11:39 PM
A White House visit is on the Ukrainian leader's agenda as cracks appear among Western allies.
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Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67675851?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 1:41 PM
In a speech smuggled from prison and read out by her twins, Narges Mohammadi denounces "tyrannical" Iran.
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Spanish La Liga match abandoned after fan dies in stands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67677448?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 9:17 PM
Granada's La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao will be completed on Monday after a supporter dies in the stands at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium.
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Shohei Ohtani: Baseball star joins LA Dodgers in record $700m deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67673620?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 12:31 AM
The new contract with LA Dodgers makes the Japanese star one of the world's most valuable athletes.
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Australian swimmers approach whale 'dangerously close' to shore
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67674932?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 5:42 PM
The whale strayed into shallow waters, which caught the attention of swimmers.
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Smile Direct Club dentistry aligners firm shuts down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67675431?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 3:25 PM
Best known for selling clear aligners remotely, it has shut down months after filing for bankruptcy.
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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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Tennessee: At least six dead as tornadoes rip through state
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67673627?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 5:02 AM
Severe storms brought devastation to parts of the southern US state on Saturday.
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South China Sea: Philippine and Chinese vessels collide in contested waters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67668930?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 12:19 PM
The incident is the latest dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.
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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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Alex Jones: Conspiracy theorist returns to X with Andrew Tate repost
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67673623?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 5:54 PM
The conspiracy theorist was banned from Twitter - now X - but its owner has now reinstated him.
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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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Explosion and fireball seen as storm sweeps through Tennessee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67674135?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 5:16 AM
Tornadoes battering Tennessee leave thousands of people without power.
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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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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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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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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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K-drama: The women pushing boundaries on TV
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67583282?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 11:51 PM
Korean dramas now have female leads, after years when the spotlight rarely shone on women.
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Aleksandar Vucic: The man who remade Serbia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67654166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 3:06 AM
Aleksandar Vucic has dominated Serbian politics but rivals see elections as a first step in removing him.
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Grand Theft Auto 6: Car-top twerking, flamingos in a crazy Miami
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67644452?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 12:56 AM
The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer depicts the city's extremes - what does it tell us about US culture?
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Egypt election: Discontent grows as Sisi seeks third term
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67641510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 3:33 AM
Many people are disgruntled with the president's handling of the economy after a decade in power.
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Poland's popcorn moment as pro-EU leader Tusk returns to power
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67657838?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 1:18 AM
Judges, journalists and women's groups watch as Poland's Donald Tusk inches closer to power.
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Coral reef: How divers are using antibiotics to save sick corals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67647402?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2023, 1:44 AM
Turks and Caicos Islanders are helping protect the reef from the deadliest ever coral sickness.
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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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