Putin watches first Russian nuclear drill since invasion of Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63397927?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 2:18 PM
The exercises come as Russia makes unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine plans to use a "dirty bomb".
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Iran protests: Clashes after crowds gather at Mahsa Amini's grave
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63397159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 1:16 PM
Thousands of people defy riot police in Saqqez to mark 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.
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Macron-Scholz: Difficult Paris summit for German chancellor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63389717?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 2:38 PM
Relations between France and Germany are strained as the two countries pull in different directions.
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China accused of illegal police stations in the Netherlands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63395617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 9:14 AM
A Dutch media report says China is running an undeclared police operation to pressure dissidents.
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Paraguay rebel: Anger as body taken into jail for farewell
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63398244?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 11:28 AM
The body of a Paraguayan rebel leader was taken into prison for his jailed sister to bid farewell.
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Ukraine war: South Africa refuses to seize sanctioned Russian superyacht
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63395322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:13 PM
Pretoria says it sees no reason to seize the yacht owned by Russia's richest man, Alexei Mordashov.
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Mercedes-Benz becomes latest Western company to pull out of Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63399179?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 10:00 AM
The company said it did not expect the move to have a significant effect on profitability.
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Indonesian woman's body found inside python, say reports
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63396954?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 7:46 AM
A police chief said the woman's body appeared to be largely intact when it was found.
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Energy bill help for all is too expensive, warns the World Bank
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63386350?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:13 PM
Some Covid help was not targeted enough and the same is happening with energy bills, its president says.
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Turkey arrests doctors' chief for 'terror propaganda'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63397922?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 12:23 PM
Sebnem Fincanci is held after calling for an inquiry into claims that the army used chemical weapons.
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Eric Weinberg: Scrubs producer and writer pleads not guilty to 18 counts of sexual assault
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63397652?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 8:37 AM
Eric Weinberg is denied bail after appearing in court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Norway arrests man accused of being Russian spy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63395323?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 1:22 AM
The man, who posed as a Brazilian academic, was believed to be researching "threats" to Arctic Norway.
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Ukraine war: Russia troop deployment to Belarus prompts speculation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63386634?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:38 PM
Russia is sending thousands more troops to Belarus. Is the country going to join the war in Ukraine?
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North Korea tensions: Why is Kim Jong-un upping the pressure?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63324857?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:32 PM
As the Koreas trade warning shots, the situation on the peninsula is at its most volatile in years.
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Brazil election: Accusations and misinformation on the campaign trail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63374100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:47 PM
President Bolsonaro faces rival Lula da Silva in a second-round run-off on 30 October.
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Lebanon: Iraqi tourists provide unlikely boost for failing economy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63329846?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:44 PM
Despite power cuts, shortages and political strife, Iraqis (and their dollars) are coming to Lebanon.
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Iran protests: How countries are punishing the morality police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63374266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:57 PM
The force is accused of abusing Iranian women who it thinks do not wear the hijab properly enough.
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Politics increasingly a deal-breaker on US dating scene
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63180007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:02 PM
With midterm elections looming, singles yearn more than ever to meet their ideological soulmate.
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Russian dirty bomb claims 'feel like scare tactics'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63390210?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 9:11 PM
The BBC's Paul Adams asks what is behind Russian claims Ukraine may use a so-called dirty bomb.
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Nedd Brockmann: The man who ran across Australia in 47 days
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63384008?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 5:00 PM
Nedd Brockmann ran 3,953 km (2,456 miles), inspired a nation and raised millions for charity.
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Hundreds rescued from Indonesia boat fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63386622?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 10:07 AM
At least 14 were killed when the top deck off the vessel caught fire after leaving Kupang.
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Sunak's rise to PM a 'ground-breaking milestone' - Biden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63381776?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 12:33 AM
US President Joe Biden says it "matters" that the UK will have its first British Asian prime minister.
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Korean Air crash: Plane overruns runway in bad weather
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63372564?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 24, 2022, 9:03 AM
A Korean Air plane overran on the runway while landing at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines.
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China congress: What do people say about China's new leadership team?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63366931?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 23, 2022, 2:47 PM
It's considered sensitive to talk about China's party leaders in public, but not impossible.
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China's leader Xi Jinping introduces his new top team
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63362717?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 23, 2022, 4:53 AM
China's leader Xi Jinping has been re-elected for a third straight term, in a break with precedent.
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How the first report from Belsen concentration camp shocked the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-63317358?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
In April 1945, the BBC’s Richard Dimbleby was the first reporter to enter the liberated Belsen concentration camp. 
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