Uvalde shooting: Texas shooting response was 'wrong', says official
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61613177?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2022, 3:20 AM
"Please send the police now," one girl pleaded as officers waited over an hour to storm the classroom.
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Armed female bystander kills man firing at party in West Virginia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61615236?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2022, 2:39 AM
A woman at a birthday bash drew her pistol and left the gunman with multiple wounds, police say.
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Trump: US should fund safe schools before Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61614782?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 10:23 PM
Mr Trump rejects calls for gun control, saying Americans must be allowed to defend themselves from "evil".
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Ukraine war: Troops could quit Severodonetsk amid Russian advance - official
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61613479?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 7:25 PM
Russian forces are in part of Severodonetsk and could surround local troops, an official says.
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Ukraine conflict: The families living in an underground station for three months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61611193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:06 PM
Families who have been sheltering in a metro station since the start of the war now fear eviction.
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Egypt: Somali teen who allegedly killed attacker released
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61615012?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:01 PM
The girl, 15, says she acted in self-defence after a tuk-tuk driver tried to rape her in Egypt.
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Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu freed after 20 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61615018?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2022, 3:26 AM
Fusako Shigenobu, 76, was jailed for her part in a hostage siege at the French embassy in the Hague.
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Johnny Depp: Jury deliberations begin in Amber Heard defamation trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61610470?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 7:21 PM
The high profile celebrity defamation case comes to a close six weeks after it began.
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Ukraine round-up: Donbas town falls as ex-reporter urges Russians to turn off TV
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61610831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 7:34 PM
There has been intense fighting in Lyman and Kyiv says pro-Russian forces control most of the city.
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Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61612599?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 8:33 PM
Visitors from 98 countries will be allowed to enter, but some restrictions still remain.
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The man turning mud into eco-friendly 'concrete'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-61597537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:09 PM
Gnanli Landrou has invented a special powder that turns earth into a greener version of concrete
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Palestinian report says Israel deliberately killed Al Jazeera's Shireen Abu Aqla
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61562545?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 12:19 PM
Their investigation finds a soldier intentionally shot Shireen Abu Aqla, but Israel calls it a lie.
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Iran building collapse death toll jumps to 26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61548490?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 8:45 PM
A search and rescue operation is continuing days after the 10-storey building fell down.
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Ethiopia unrest: Sudden arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Amhara
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-61591159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:58 PM
Politicians, journalists and militia men are targeted, leaving former allies feeling betrayed.
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Week in pictures: 21 - 27 May 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-61607954?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2022, 12:01 AM
A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the past seven days.
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Germany's Scholz wobbles on tanks for Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61604329?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 28, 2022, 12:05 AM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appeared slow to respond to Russia's onslaught on its neighbour.
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How a Singapore execution set off a wave of protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61403692?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:40 PM
Most Singaporeans support the death penalty - but one's man's execution has revived the debate.
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Siblings reunited 75 years after India Partition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-61548612?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:14 PM
The family in Punjab found out about their sister in Pakistan two years ago and finally met her last month.
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Texas shooting: US gun control claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61599697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:20 PM
Following the school shooting, US politicians have made a series of claims about gun violence.
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Uvalde shooting: In the face of tragedy, how the Texas town is coping
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61611925?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 9:49 PM
Many in Uvalde say they feel lost after the school massacre, but their faith is a source of strength.
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Russian mum's fight to save sons from Putin's war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61599932?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 26, 2022, 6:08 PM
Marina had no idea when her sons were conscripted that they would be part of an invasion of Ukraine.
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Texas shooting victims: Relatives of children speak of their heartbreak
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61600594?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 26, 2022, 7:31 PM
Relatives of the children killed in a shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas speak of their heartbreak.
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Sydney covered by a thick blanket of fog
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61603746?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 7:09 AM
Iconic landmarks like the Sydney Harbour Bridge were shrouded from view and ferry services were cancelled.
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Drought's devastating toll on Somalia's children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-61610162?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 1:58 PM
The United Nations is warning that the country risks famine should global food prices continue to rise.
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'Switch off the TV': Former Russian-state journalist's plea to Russians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61606488?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 27, 2022, 11:36 AM
Zhanna Agalakova quit her job in March over the invasion of Ukraine and is now in hiding.
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The 22-year-old 3D-printing schools
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61588608?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 26, 2022, 11:01 PM
Maggie Grout has started an NGO that will 3D-print schools where access to education is not guaranteed.
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