Nigeria election 2023: Votes are counted but final results may take days
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64772763?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 6:15 PM
The elections are the biggest democratic exercise in Africa, with 87 million people eligible to vote.
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G20 meeting deadlocked over calling out Ukraine war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64773618?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 6:51 PM
Russia and China refused to condemn Moscow's invasion at a meeting of finance ministers in India.
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Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64770716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 4:53 PM
Suspected gang members are pictured in a huge new jail, part of El Salvador's "war on crime".
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Mardi Gras: Australia's PM Anthony Albanese first to join march
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64771714?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 1:47 PM
Anthony Albanese's presence at Mardi Gras has been welcomed by many but he has also faced criticism.
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Ukraine war: Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China's peace plan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64762219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 12:37 AM
Beijing's call for a Ukraine war ceasefire shows China is involved in the search for peace, Ukraine's leader says.
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LA snow dusts Hollywood sign as winter storm tightens grip
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64768453?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 3:05 AM
San Francisco breaks a 132-year record low temperature, and snow is forecast for the Mojave Desert.
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Four held after model Abby Choi's dismembered body found
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64769383?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 3:04 PM
Abby Choi's in-laws and ex-husband are in custody after her remains were found in a fridge in Hong Kong.
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Turkish journalists detained over earthquake reports
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64759377?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 12:23 AM
Press freedom groups criticise a new "disinformation law" used to target reporting on the disaster.
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Mifepristone: 12 US states sue to expand access to abortion pill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64762907?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 9:04 PM
The pill accounts for more than half of US abortions, but it is a focus of growing political attack.
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Peru recalls ambassador over Mexico's 'unacceptable' support for Pedro Castillo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64769382?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 11:52 AM
Mexico's president described Dina Boluarte's government as "unconstitutional", sparking fury in Peru.
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Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64767178?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 12:41 AM
Police were called after a janitor noticed electrical wires, ductwork and computers that looked amiss.
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China and the Ukraine war: The real reason for Beijing's charm offensive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64754510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 10:06 AM
Western leaders may be unimpressed - but convincing them was never likely the main goal for Beijing.
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Philippines People Power: Who survives Bongbong Marcos' rewrite of history?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64659005?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 24, 2023, 10:41 PM
Justice eludes victims of martial law in the Philippines - while the man who oversaw it remains a Marcos ally.
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The Manchester puppet masters who made the stars of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64569793?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 12:48 AM
A low-key British animation studio created the models for Guillermo del Toro's acclaimed Pinocchio.
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Why Russia's invasion of Ukraine still divides Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64759845?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 1:17 AM
Nearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.
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Zeenat Aman: The 1970s Bollywood diva winning Gen Z hearts online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64716388?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 1:11 AM
Zeenat Aman, 71, is delighting thousands of people with her wry, thoughtful Instagram posts.
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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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Week in pictures: 18 - 24 February 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-64757759?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 12:44 AM
A selection of powerful images from around the world, taken in the past seven days.
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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: 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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Northern Ireland Protocol: New Brexit deal 'inching towards conclusion'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64773113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 7:14 PM
Irish PM Leo Varadkar says an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be reached in days.
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Rare snow carpets swathes of storm-hit California
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64769935?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 25, 2023, 10:54 AM
Snow has fallen in Phelan and Lake Hughes, north of Los Angeles, as the state faces blizzard warnings.
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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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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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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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'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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