How Putin's fate is tied to Russia's war in Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64744197?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 12:40 AM
Steve Rosenberg looks at why Vladimir Putin set sail in a storm of his own making a year ago.
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Ukraine war: One year in 87 seconds on anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64750155?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 11:49 PM
On 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, hoping to take over the country in a matter of days.
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Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after almost 20 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64762215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 5:16 PM
Abdul and Mohammed Ahmed Rabbani were arrested in Pakistan in 2002. They were never charged by the US.
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Kenya wrong to ban LGBT rights groups from registering - Supreme Court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64491276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 3:29 PM
Despite the victory for LGBT activists, the Supreme Court stresses that gay sex remains illegal.
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Los Angeles sees first blizzard warning since 1989
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64753583?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 6:48 PM
The major throughway, Interstate 5, is now closed in California due to intensifying weather.
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TikTok under investigation by Canadian privacy authorities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64759365?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 3:14 PM
The investigation into the video-sharing platform will have a particular focus on younger users.
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Chinyere Igwe: Nigerian politician arrested with $500,000 on election eve
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64756612?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 5:29 PM
The money was found in Chinyere Igwe's car on the eve of Nigeria's hotly contested elections.
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New US sanctions for Russia on war anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64756425?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 3:34 PM
President Biden also announced over $2bn in military aid to both Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova.
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US ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh admits he stole millions for drugs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64765479?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 7:37 PM
The former lawyer accused of murdering his wife and son had a powerful 60-pill-a-day opiate habit.
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Kenyan man freed over Britons' murder-kidnap
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64706938?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 11:59 AM
The BBC revealed last year that a senior Met officer who assisted the Kenyan investigation "omitted evidence".
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Winter storm brings power outages and travel disruptions across the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64726451?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 2:08 PM
While a winter storm leaves nearly a million without power, Washington DC basks in a record heat wave.
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US billionaire financier Thomas Lee found dead at 78
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64753081?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 6:18 AM
The private equity pioneer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Manhattan office, local media report.
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Ukraine war: The friends who fought Russia's invasion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64733014?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 12:49 AM
Jeremy Bowen catches up with two Ukrainian students who chose to fight when Russia's invasion began.
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Ukraine war: The real reason for China's charm offensive over Ukraine and Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64754510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 10:06 AM
The West may come away unimpressed - but convincing them was never likely the main goal for Beijing.
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Ukraine war: Vuhledar, the mining town Russia wants to take
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64744125?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 5:55 AM
Orla Guerin reports from Vuhledar, an eastern Ukrainian town Russia is desperate to capture.
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Nigeria election 2023: Charts that explain the nation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64431962?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 12:25 AM
The BBC tracks the issues facing Nigerians as the country chooses a new president on 25 February.
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Ukraine war: Ten photos taken before lives changed forever
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64695153?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 12:14 AM
A child's art project, a driving lesson and a football match - Ukrainians reflect on their lives before war.
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Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 February 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64726122?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 12:24 AM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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How Ukraine helped the US rethink refugee policy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64722764?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 12:58 AM
After a successful initiative aimed at Ukrainians, the US is expanding private sponsorship for refugees.
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Nigeria elections 2023: Why young people are excited
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64719408?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 12:01 PM
Some 40% of Nigeria's voters are under 35, and many want change after years of misrule.
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How Russia's 35-mile armoured convoy ended in failure
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64664944?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 22, 2023, 7:26 AM
How Russia's plan to overthrow Ukraine's government ended in embarrassing failure.
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Ukraine war: Why so many Russians turn a blind eye to the conflict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64703768?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 22, 2023, 2:09 AM
Most prefer to let the Kremlin get on with its war, but ignoring it means making moral compromises.
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How Ukraine's children are coping, one year on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64703131?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 22, 2023, 6:38 AM
As the first anniversary of Russia's invasion nears, Newsround reporter Ricky Boleto spent a week in Ukraine to talk to children about the impact the conflict is having on them.
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Ukraine war: Russia interrupts UN minute's silence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64766558?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 8:38 PM
The Russian ambassador said he wanted the UN to commemorate everyone who has died in Ukraine since 2014.
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BBC reporter in Ukraine recalls first air siren this time last year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64762267?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 2:43 PM
Clive Myrie looks back at the early morning wake up call instructing him to head to the underground shelter.
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'I am proud of you' - Zelensky tells troops on invasion anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64761221?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 1:44 PM
Ukraine's president paid tribute and handed out medals to emotional families in Kyiv.
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Zelensky on Ukraine's 'year of invincibility'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64759078?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 11:50 AM
The Ukrainian president addresses his people one year on from the start of the Russian invasion.
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Latvian MP swears at Russia in Ukraine protest walkout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64752483?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 8:35 PM
Delegates walked out of a European security meeting after a Russian representative began speaking.
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WATCH: Mystery sphere inspected on Japan beach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64740088?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 23, 2023, 12:11 AM
Authorities can't say what it is yet - not even the police or bomb squad sent to investigate.
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