Israel losing global support over Gaza bombing, Biden says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67699255?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 11:51 PM
The US president issues his strongest criticism yet and refers to "indiscriminate bombing" in Gaza.
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Reichsbürger: German far-right extremists charged with planning violent coup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67691489?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 3:06 PM
Prosecutors have charged 27 people with planning to overthrow Germany's democratic political system.
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Claudine Gay: Harvard president won't lose job over Congress row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67694492?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 8:06 PM
Claudine Gay faced anger after failing to say if students calling for the genocide of Jews would be disciplined.
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New pro-EU Polish PM Donald Tusk fleshes out programme
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67696165?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 5:09 PM
Donald Tusk promises a radical change in direction after eight years of nationalist rule.
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Nude painting row at French school sparks teacher walkout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67691484?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 1:23 PM
Several pupils refused to look at a Renaissance artwork and accused their teacher of racism, which the school denies.
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MK Strinda: Yemen's rebel Houthis hit Norwegian tanker with missile
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67691216?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 11:39 AM
The Houthis have vowed to stop ships heading to Israel, but its owners say it was going to Italy.
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Ukraine mobile network Kyivstar hit by 'cyber-attack'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67691222?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 3:15 PM
Customers are left without phone and internet access, while one city's air raid sirens stop working.
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Miss Nicaragua: Pageant director quits after treason claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67690990?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 12:27 PM
The owner of the local Miss Universe franchise has been accused of conspiring against the government.
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Zahara: South African music icon dies aged 36
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67682206?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 1:21 PM
Zahara, known for her soulful voice and hit song Loliwe, was once named in a BBC 100 Women list.
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BBC announces restructure to India operations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67690617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 2:38 PM
A new, wholly Indian-owned company has been set up containing the BBC's six Indian language services.
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Zulu king's official crowning by President Rampahosa invalid, court rules
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67689090?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 1:50 PM
A South African court rules the president failed to comply with the law when recognising the new king.
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Israel determined to finish Gaza operation despite civilian suffering
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67691219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 1:04 PM
A senior military adviser tells the BBC Israel will need more than a few more weeks to destroy Hamas.
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Eyal Waldman: Israeli tech billionaire hopes for peace despite daughter's killing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67679634?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 6:00 AM
Eyal Waldman's youngest daughter was killed in the Supernova music festival massacre on 7 October.
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Israel Gaza: 'Where is mum? Where is grandma? Where did they go?'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67688422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 2:16 AM
The uncle of a critically ill boy in Gaza fears he will deteriorate if told his parents were killed.
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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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Israel-Gaza: The status quo is smashed. The future is messy and dangerous
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67652494?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 9, 2023, 9:48 AM
Even when the war between Israel and Hamas ends, there is no easy future, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says.
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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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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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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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COP28 stage stormed by 12-year-old Indian activist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67691536?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 11:33 AM
The girl held up a sign saying "End fossil fuel, save our planet and our future".
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Zac Efron pays tribute to Matthew Perry in Hollywood Walk of Fame speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67690208?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 8:37 AM
The High School Musical actor spoke at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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How a referee being punched shut down Turkish football
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67690210?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 4:01 PM
All Turkish football leagues are suspended after the president of MKE Ankaragucu punched a referee.
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Australian swimmers approach sperm 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 sperm whale strayed into shallow waters, which caught the attention of swimmers.
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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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Turkish referee attack leaves crisis that goes beyond football
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67691381?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 6:09 PM
Halil Umut Meler may quit football after he was punched by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe: Pilgrims converge on basilica in Mexico
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67690996?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 5:39 PM
Millions of pilgrims have visited the basilica in Mexico in the run-up to the day dedicated to the Virgin.
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Xi Jinping in Vietnam to rekindle a love-hate relationship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67678890?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 11, 2023, 10:20 PM
The visit is expected to nudge China one step ahead of the US as they compete for Vietnam's allegiance.
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Could there be a gold rush for buried hydrogen?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67541581?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 12:05 AM
Many see hydrogen as the green fuel of the future so underground deposits of the gas could be valuable.
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COP28: Climate mums make themselves heard in halls of power
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67611281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 12, 2023, 12:07 AM
Three mothers from different continents say their love for their children has motivated them to take climate action.
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Mar-a-Lago: The billion-dollar question at heart of Trump fraud trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67644052?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 11, 2023, 1:39 AM
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property has been valued between $18m and $1bn, so what's it really worth?
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Golden Globe Awards: The 2024 nominations in full
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67680261?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 11, 2023, 2:28 PM
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are among the contenders.
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