Israel says two hostages freed in Rafah as strikes reported
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68271340?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 3:17 AM
Israeli military says two hostages rescued in Rafah, as heavy strikes reported in southern Gazan city
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Super Bowl 2024: Usher joined by Alicia Keys and will.i.am at half-time show
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68270826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 3:03 AM
The R&B star performed a hit-heavy half-time show with help from will.i.am and Alicia Keys.
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in road accident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68270866?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 2:03 AM
The 24-year-old Kenyan athlete was the first man to run 42km in under two hours and one minute.
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Nato chief says Donald Trump comments 'undermine all of our security'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68269354?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 10:36 PM
The presidential hopeful suggests the US will not protect allies failing to meet defence spending targets.
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Conservative ex-PM Alexander Stubb elected Finland president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68270804?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 1:06 AM
His victory comes amid rising tensions between Finland, the newest Nato member, and neighbouring Russia.
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Afcon 2023: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast - Haller wins final for Elephants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68196261?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 10:59 PM
Sebastien Haller is the hero again as Ivory Coast come from behind to beat Nigeria and win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final.
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Pakistan election: Pact may shut out Imran Khan supporters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68266845?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 6:44 PM
Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's supporters came first in the elections, but they could be excluded from power.
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Trump on Nato: Dangerous talk at a dangerous time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68268817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 2:05 PM
The US presidential hopeful's remarks left military chiefs aghast but will delight supporters.
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Clare Rewcastle Brown: UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is 'political revenge'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68262751?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 2:45 PM
Clare Rewcastle Brown claims her defamation conviction is linked to her work on the 1MDB corruption scandal.
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Pope and Milei meet as Argentina gains first female saint
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68268257?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 1:17 PM
Argentine President Javier Milei had previously criticised the Pope's views on social justice.
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Herbert Wigwe: Nigerian bank chief killed in US helicopter crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68266846?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 12:43 PM
The head of Nigeria's largest bank has been killed when a helicopter he was flying in crashed in California desert.
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DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68255614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 1:43 AM
The rebel M23 group is blocking the main roads into Goma as it continues to wreak havoc in the east.
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Myanmar's military government enforces conscription law
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68261709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 10:44 PM
Young people will have to serve at least two years in the army - which is struggling to contain insurgencies.
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Hungary president resigns live on TV over child abuse pardon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68264363?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 6:56 PM
Katalin Novak steps down live on TV after pardoning man jailed for covering up sexual abuse at a children's home.
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Trinidad and Tobago hit by mystery ship oil spill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68266339?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 4:38 AM
At least 15km (nine miles) of Tobago's coast is already affected after a mysterious ship overturned.
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Kharkiv: Seven 'burned alive' as Russian drones hit oil depot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68260617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 10:53 PM
Three children are among the dead as one street turns "into a hellish melted mass", Ukraine's police say.
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Michael Jackson: Stake in catalogue sells for $600m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68261217?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 11:55 AM
Sony Music Group has reportedly bought half of the King of Pop's catalogue.
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Senegal: Clashes spread over election postponement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68259142?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 3:16 PM
A first fatality is reported, amid warnings the West African nation could lose its image as a stable democracy.
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Lionel Messi: Chinese officials call off Argentina games amid anger over star not playing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68261461?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 11:36 AM
Chinese officials call off two Argentina friendlies after Lionel Messi failed to turn out for Inter Miami in an exhibition match in Hong Kong.
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Virat Kohli: India batter to miss rest of England Test series
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68234342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 6:51 AM
India batter Virat Kohli will miss the rest of the Test series against England for personal reasons.
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Israel-Gaza war: Death and Israel’s search for ‘total victory’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68255843?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 8:22 PM
Jeremy Bowen looks at Gaza's humanitarian crisis and a growing panic in Rafah over a looming Israeli offensive.
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Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68261286?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 11:34 AM
Hind was last heard from trapped in a car under fire, surrounded by bodies of her relatives, 12 days ago.
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Gaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68239320?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 5:30 PM
The UN says hundreds of thousands of people in the territory are at growing risk of famine.
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Israeli soldier videos from Gaza could breach international law, experts say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68249962?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 7:53 PM
Experts say videos posted by IDF soldiers showing Gaza detainees bound and blindfolded could breach international law.
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Israel-Gaza war: US says it will not back unplanned Rafah offensive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68247050?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 1:59 PM
The White House says it won't support operations in the southern Gaza city without due consideration for refugees there.
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Gaza ceasefire: Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas's proposed terms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68232883?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2024, 10:30 PM
Israel's PM insists he will accept only "total victory", and calls Hamas's truce terms "delusional".
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Guarding the Middle East's most dangerous border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68231543?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2024, 12:00 AM
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah are intensifying as the risk of a wider regional conflict grows.
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Israel-Gaza war: Unknown fate of six-year-old Hind Rajab trapped under fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68180642?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 5, 2024, 5:07 PM
Six-year-old Hind was last heard from trapped in a car surrounded by bodies - then the line went dead.
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Western officials in protest over Israel Gaza policy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68177357?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:56 PM
More than 800 officials in the US and Europe have penned a letter calling for more pressure on Israel.
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What are routes out of this 'dangerous moment' in Middle East?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68167920?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 3, 2024, 2:45 PM
BBC's Paul Adams asks whether US strikes on Iraq and Syria made a regional conflagration more likely.
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'Don't take the side of a thug who kills' - Nikki Haley to Donald Trump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68269820?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 10:07 PM
She was speaking after Donald Trump said he'd encourage Russia to attack Nato members who "failed to pay".
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Trump says he would not protect Nato allies who do not pay bills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68266651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 5:19 AM
Donald Trump says he would "encourage" Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to Nato members not paying their share.
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Enter the Dragon... crowds roar in Lunar New Year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68264751?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 10:06 PM
Lunar New Year festivities usher in the Year of the Dragon and end of the Year of the Rabbit.
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Fireball blazes across Hawaii as object falls to Earth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68264541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 4:50 PM
Mauna Kea Observatory captures moment unidentified object re-enters the atmosphere.
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Ros Atkins on… How the Ukraine war has stagnated
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68255879?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 10:41 AM
Almost two years on from Russia’s invasion, the BBC’s analysis editor examines why the front line has barely moved in 12 months.
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Israel-Gaza war: Palestinians who fled to Rafah fear Israeli assault
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68249363?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 12:40 PM
Forced to move time and time again, Palestinians insist that fleeing to Egypt is not an option.
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Biden: 'I'm elderly and know what the hell I'm doing'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68247983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 1:42 AM
The president gives a feisty response to a special counsel's report, which raised concerns about his memory.
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The fighter pilots hunting Houthi drones over the Red Sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68227200?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 2:24 AM
The BBC has been given rare access to US Navy warships trying to protect shipping.
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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Blue devils breathe fire into event
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68250796?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 2:35 AM
Covered in a blue paste, the masqueraders add colour and tradition to the annual event.
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Xi Jinping's never-ending hunt for corruption in the Communist Party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68213161?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 12, 2024, 12:20 AM
The latest phase of the anti-corruption drive targets the finance sector and elite nuclear rocket force.
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Bad economy, nosy relatives: Young Chinese put off by Lunar New Year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68224750?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 12:53 AM
China's sluggish economy is one reason why some have decided not to go home for the holiday.
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In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68261148?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 10:20 PM
A billion people in countries around the world - mostly in Asia - greet the Year of the Dragon.
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Super Bowl 2024: Chiefs v 49ers - UK start time, half-time show, how to follow on BBC & will Taylor Swift be there?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/68201059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 6:34 AM
All you need to know about Super Bowl 58 as the San Francisco 49ers face the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas for the NFL championship.
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Peter Oloya - the Ugandan LRA child soldier who moulded a new future in art
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68217014?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2024, 1:33 AM
One of Uganda's best sculptors, Peter Oloya, has used art to overcome his childhood abduction.
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Ukrainians 'disappearing' in Russia's prisons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67949942?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 1:26 AM
Finding Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity is hard - and there is no formal way to secure their release.
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Indonesia election: An 'impossible' country tests its hard-won democracy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68213679?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 12:40 AM
Indonesia has survived much since it ousted a dictator 26 years ago. But this election is a test.
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Pakistan elections: Against the odds, Khan's PTI proves support is solid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68257232?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 9:45 PM
Pakistan's vote saw candidates aligned to the former PM spring a surprise, writes Caroline Davies.
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Tucker Carlson interview: Fact-checking Putin's 'nonsense' history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68255302?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 3:36 PM
Historians say the litany of claims made by the Russian president are nothing more than a selective abuse of history to justify the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Spain’s LGBT matador: 'More will come out because of me'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68226508?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 6:07 AM
Mario Alcalde is said to be Spain's first openly LGBT matador, after revealing he is pansexual.
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Joe Biden: Political grenade thrusts age into spotlight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68248059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 6:20 AM
The findings into Joe Biden's handling of classified files reignite debate over his age and competency.
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Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68255375?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 1:52 AM
Scientists think eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula could continue for decades or even centuries.
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Ecowas in crisis: Why West Africa's united front is in tatters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68255833?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2024, 2:08 AM
Coups and broken promises test the cohesion of West Africa's regional bloc to breaking point.
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Is a waning Canadian dream fuelling reverse migration in Punjab?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68124559?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 5:04 AM
Some immigrants from India are returning home, frustrated by Canada's cost of living and other factors.
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Mehrauli: A mosque demolished, and orphans displaced in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68137664?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 12:21 AM
Authorities have demolished a 600-year-old mosque in Delhi, claiming it was illegally built on forest land.
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Your Fat Friend: Documentary examines the way fat people are seen on screen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68227820?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 12:29 AM
A new documentary Your Fat Friend takes an unflinching look at societal perceptions of fat people.
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Africa's week in pictures: 2-8 February 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68238112?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2024, 12:27 AM
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Why India’s law against exam cheating could be ineffective
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68225643?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2024, 7:22 AM
A new federal law will impose heavy fines and long prison terms on people cheating in exams.
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Could the Houthis sabotage undersea cables?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68231945?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2024, 6:02 PM
Revenge takes many forms, but threats of a deep sea attack are easier said than done, writes Frank Gardner.
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Why the Supreme Court is deciding if Donald Trump can be on Colorado's primary ballot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68231646?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2024, 5:43 PM
The court's decision on whether Donald Trump can be on a primary ballot has national implications.
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North Koreans working in China 'exploited like slaves'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68226271?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2024, 12:12 AM
An estimated 100,000 North Koreans are posted abroad, where they earn valuable foreign currency.
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Divya Deshmukh: India chess player's Instagram post sparks sexism discussion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68201529?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2024, 12:14 AM
Divya Deshmukh's Instagram post received support from thousands, including stars like Susan Polgar.
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