Israel-Gaza war: Hamas reports 241 deaths in Gaza inside 24 hours
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67825465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2023, 1:08 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls the war a "grave crime" against his people.
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Israel Gaza: Drone shots show Palestinians buried in Rafah mass grave
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67825385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 11:06 PM
Some 80 unidentified bodies handed over by Israel are lowered into a grave in southern Gaza.
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'Godfather' of avocado toast chef Bill Granger dies, aged 54
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67825337?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 11:56 PM
He passed away in a London hospital on Christmas Day, aged 54, with his family by his side.
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FBI investigate threats against Colorado judges who ruled against Donald Trump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67766972?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 10:54 PM
Police say judges who ruled that Donald Trump can't run for president in Colorado are facing death threats.
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Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67821515?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 3:26 PM
The Ministry of Defence says the ship was struck by Ukrainian aircraft carrying guided missiles.
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US hits Iran-backed militias in Iraq after attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67819124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 9:39 PM
The US says the "necessary and proportionate" strikes came after a drone attack on a US airbase.
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Unaccompanied boy, 6, put on wrong US flight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67821959?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 12:12 PM
Casper was meant to be flying to Fort Myers, Florida, to meet his grandmother but ended up 160 miles away.
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Alexei Navalny: 'Don't worry about me!' Putin critic says from Arctic prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67820068?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 5:44 PM
The Russian opposition leader was missing for weeks while being moved to one of Russia's toughest jails.
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Chinese chess: Xiangqi champion suspended for bad behaviour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67822137?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 1:44 PM
Yan Chenglong is stripped of his title after drinking in his hotel room and defecating in a bathtub.
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France murders: Man held after mother and children killed in Meaux
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67821163?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 11:51 AM
Prosecutors launch a murder inquiry after the bodies of a woman and her four children are found.
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Maersk preparing to resume shipping through Red Sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67821796?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 10:53 AM
The announcement follows the deployment of an international military operation to prevent attacks on ships.
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Ukraine war: Russia captures key town near Donetsk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67820916?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 7:37 PM
The completely destroyed town of Mariinka is seen as a gateway to the Russian-held city of Donetsk.
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Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67766970?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 7:11 PM
A weekend search found no trace of the woman, who entered the Eagle River near Anchorage in Alaska.
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Daihatsu pauses production over safety scandal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67822887?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 1:29 PM
The Japanese carmaker admitted it had falsified safety tests for many of its vehicles.
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Plane held over trafficking fears lands in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67820072?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 5:07 AM
The plane, carrying about 300 Indian nationals, was held in France over suspected human trafficking.
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Afghan couples marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67821162?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 5:28 AM
Such wedding ceremonies are becoming more common as couples seek to save money.
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Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67824421?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 8:32 PM
There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Israel pounds Gaza.
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'Bethlehem is empty of joy - no Santa, no celebration'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67815370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 2:04 PM
The West Bank city of Bethlehem, usually bustling at this time of year, is subdued as war goes on in Gaza.
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Gadi Haggai: White House says US-Israeli hostage dead in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67805819?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 10:09 PM
His wife Judi is believed to still be in Hamas captivity after both were taken on 7 October.
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False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67760523?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 1:20 AM
People on both sides have wrongly claimed deaths were faked, as experts warn it harms hopes for peace.
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Gaza facing famine if fighting continues, UN says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67799527?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 5:42 PM
The whole of Gaza is suffering acute shortages, a report says, as the UN looks to get more aid in.
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Our friendship was not damaged: Israeli-Palestinian rap duo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67770514?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 1:46 AM
Uriyah and Sameh's rap about peace between Palestinians and Israelis went viral in 2021, since then a lot has changed.
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Russia warship: Explosion as ship hit by missile
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67822919?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 12:28 PM
The airstrike happened in Russian-occupied Crimea early on Tuesday morning.
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Serbia protests: Demonstrators throw rocks at Belgrade City Hall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67819176?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2023, 7:27 AM
Riot police used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting at alleged fraud in last week's general election.
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Watch: Kate surprises young footballer and his coach at party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67815280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 2:24 PM
Rico's coach Russell Gray was also at the event and joked he was 'hoodwinked' into meeting the princess.
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Alabama mother: Joy as babies born to mum with rare double womb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67815276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2023, 8:32 AM
Kelsey Hatcher has given birth in Alabama twice in two days - after a 'one in a million' pregnancy.
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Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67808509?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 7:46 PM
An orca is seen singling out and subduing a dolphin so its calf can practice hunting techniques.
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Shocking video shows officer pull woman from burning car
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67807373?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 5:02 PM
Dashcam footage captured the rescue and the woman was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
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Watch: Oddest US robberies of 2023 caught on camera
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67798765?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2023, 1:11 AM
Watch a roundup of surveillance footage showing the year's weirdest thefts.
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Angst grows among US youth over Biden's Israel policy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67808808?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2023, 12:14 AM
Young US voters say the situation in the Gaza Strip makes it hard to back Joe Biden for re-election.
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Sudan war: Heavy hearts for the artists painting the pain of conflict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67781705?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2023, 12:16 AM
Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.
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Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67769453?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 11:31 PM
A woman was stripped and paraded in Karnataka state recently as punishment after her son eloped with a girl.
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Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67630044?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 1:16 AM
Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.
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Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67751685?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 1:07 AM
This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.
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Harmanpreet Kaur: India's power-hitting global women's cricket star
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67757630?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2023, 1:19 AM
India women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has taken women's cricket to the next level.
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Ukraine war: The frontline city Russia could seize again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67801203?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2023, 12:58 PM
People in Kupiansk say they "live in fear of death" as Ukrainian troops run low on ammunition.
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