Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68085513?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 2:59 AM
Witnesses observed two to four minutes of writhing by convicted murderer Kenneth Smith before he died.
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Gaza war: ICJ to rule on call for Israel to stop military action
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68059715?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:03 AM
The ICJ could order Israel to stop military action, in a high-profile case brought by South Africa.
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Defiant Trump takes legal risk on stand in New York defamation trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68071744?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 10:58 PM
The lawyers and the judge spent more time arguing about the scope of the former president's testimony.
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Qatar 'appalled' by reported criticism from Israel's Netanyahu
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68091659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 5:52 PM
The Israeli PM was apparently recorded calling its role as a mediator in the Gaza war "problematic".
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Gustav Klimt portrait found after almost 100 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68102376?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:50 AM
The 'Portrait of Fraulein Lieser' - last seen in public in 1925 - has been discovered in Vienna.
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Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68071695?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:06 AM
Hermit crabs all over the world are using our discarded plastic and other waste in place of their natural shells.
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Igor Girkin shot down a passenger jet, then insulted Putin. Which one put him in jail?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68091877?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 4:36 PM
Igor Girkin escaped justice for downing flight MH17 but goes to jail after criticising Russia's leader.
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Mars crash ends mission of Nasa helicopter Ingenuity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68099672?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 10:37 PM
The first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another planet suffers rotor damage three years into tour.
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UK halts trade negotiations with Canada over hormones in beef ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68098177?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 10:58 PM
Talks aimed at extending a rolled-over EU-era deal broke down over Britain's ban on hormone-treated meat.
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Ukrainian intelligence does not rule out PoWs on downed Russian plane
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68101731?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 9:24 PM
Intelligence officer says he cannot exclude possibility, but adds that Russia has provided no proof.
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Apple to allow rival app stores on iPhones in EU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68096730?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 6:01 PM
iPhone users in the EU will soon be able to download apps from places other than the App Store.
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Briton acquitted over UK-Spain flight bomb hoax
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68099669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 6:51 PM
A judge ruled that Aditya Verma's message, from 2022, about "blowing up" a plane was not a real threat.
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South Korea: First lady's Dior bag shakes country's leadership
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68090638?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 9:42 AM
A brewing controversy over First Lady Kim Keon Hee allegedly accepting a luxury bag gift has hit the ruling party.
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Uganda minister calls starvation victims 'idiots'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68090485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 12:54 PM
Some say the comments are insensitive after 2,200 died of starvation and related illnesses in 2022.
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Mediators push for Gaza ceasefire deal but gaps remain between Israel and Hamas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68084402?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 4:35 PM
Indirect talks have brought no breakthrough, but neither Israel nor Hamas have abandoned them.
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Khan Younis: UN says 12 killed at Gaza shelter as fighting rages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68078580?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 8:30 AM
A UN agency says shells hit a college in Khan Younis, but Israel rules out a strike by its forces.
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Khan Younis: Israel says forces have encircled Gaza's second city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68074566?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 23, 2024, 9:15 PM
Fighting is reported around hospitals in the city, where Israel believes Hamas leaders are hiding.
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Israel-Gaza war: IDF says 24 soldiers killed in Gaza in one day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68065903?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 23, 2024, 7:59 PM
Monday was the deadliest day for Israel since the start of its ground operation.
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'I go to sleep a dead man' - father's pain at daughter's captivity in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68059132?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 23, 2024, 5:07 PM
Eli Albag is haunted by the ordeal of his daughter Liri, held hostage in Gaza, as he campaigns for more pressure on Qatar.
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More than 25,000 now killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68050172?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 21, 2024, 6:53 PM
The grim milestone comes as Israel presses its war in Gaza and rejects calls for a Palestinian state.
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Dozens reported killed as battle rages in Gaza's Khan Younis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68055933?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 22, 2024, 3:37 PM
Residents say Israeli forces have surrounded a hospital amid fierce fighting in the south Gaza city.
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Turkey: Watch plane's emergency descent over motorway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68099144?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 9:58 PM
Footage shows a military plane flying over a motorway in Turkey after it experienced a technical issue.
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Huge fire at Gandhi hospital in Iran capital Tehran
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68099143?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 7:19 PM
As many as 17 floors of Tehran's Gandhi hospital were engulfed in flames.
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'Putin has made mistakes' - Kremlin challenger
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68099098?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 4:34 PM
Boris Nadezhdin says he has more than 100,000 signatures to register for Russia's presidential election.
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Thailand: Lion filmed riding in open-top Bentley
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68093831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 11:07 AM
Police in Thailand have arrested a woman following the incident in Pattaya.
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Woman rescued after 14 hours atop submerged car
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68090138?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 11:55 PM
The woman had driven into an engorged creek and survived by climbing on her flipped car and waiting overnight to be found.
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Moment Russian aircraft crashes in Belgorod
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68084798?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 2:09 PM
At least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the crash, according to Russia's ministry of defence.
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Trump lashes out at 'imposter' Haley in New Hampshire victory speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68077686?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 5:18 AM
Mr Trump won the Republican primary in New Hampshire - but he was not happy with his rival's response.
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Australia Day: The 'quiet rebranding' of a controversial national holiday
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68014555?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 9:48 PM
The national day causes pain to Indigenous people - will new approaches future-proof it?
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Quiz of the week: Whose Brits crown did Raye steal?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68097190?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 1:39 AM
How closely have you been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days?
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One Love: How Kingsley Ben-Adir became Bob Marley on the set of Barbie
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67986987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:18 AM
The actor initially turned down the role, saying it was too risky. What changed his mind?
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Paris 2024: What you need to know about the summer Olympics and Paralympics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68018536?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:21 AM
The French capital will hold the summer Olympic Games for the third time.
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Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 January 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68091775?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 26, 2024, 12:24 AM
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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How many countries still have the death penalty, and how many people are executed?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45835584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 3:52 PM
The number of executions is rising globally, but many countries have banned capital punishment.
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'I just love you': Tim Scott and Donald Trump's other challengers fall in line
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68077091?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 5:36 PM
Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy stumped for Donald Trump and raised speculation about their future ambitions.
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Johannesburg's Usindiso fire survivors living in unsafe shacks in South Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68085956?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 12:17 PM
Months after South Africa's deadliest fire, families are living in shacks with no power or water.
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How wheelchair tennis became a Grand Slam draw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/68000237?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 12:00 AM
"It didn't feel huge," said Jayant Mistry of playing wheelchair tennis at the 2002 Australian Open. But bringing the sport into the Grand Slam spotlight for the first time changed everything.
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Inside the nine-month cruise going viral on TikTok
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68082624?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 24, 2024, 3:56 PM
Videos under the hashtag #ultimateworldcruise have over 353 million views - but what's life like on board?
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