Russia fires dozens of missiles at Ukrainian cities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64114784?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 12:48 PM
Ukrainian officials say cities across the country are targeted in several waves of strikes.
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EU calls screening of travellers from China unjustified
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64119080?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 5:54 PM
Italy is responding to China's Covid surge with mandatory testing - but the EU will not follow suit.
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Netanyahu's hard-line new government takes office in Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64115141?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 5:09 PM
There is concern about the plans of Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right and religious allies.
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Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64117730?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 4:48 PM
The barricades were erected earlier this month in response to the arrest of a former police officer.
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Southwest Airlines says sorry again as flight chaos continues
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64113242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 6:26 PM
The US airline has struggled to regain its footing after a winter storm, leaving travellers stranded.
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Ex-Pope Benedict is lucid and alert - Vatican
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64119078?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 3:55 PM
Aged 95, he remains in a serious but stable condition, a day after Pope Francis said he was very ill.
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Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64116624?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 6:07 PM
For the first time in modern history a living Pope will help bury a dead Pope.
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Striking footage shows scale of storm in North America
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64116922?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 10:53 AM
A powerful blizzard hit the US and Canada over the Christmas weekend.
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Republican George Santos facing investigations for lying about resume
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64113239?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 3:43 PM
George Santos, elected to Congress in November, has admitted to lies about work and education experience.
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Bolivia protests: Opposition governor's arrest stirs anger
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64113400?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 6:15 PM
The governor of Santa Cruz province, Luis Fernando Camacho, is one of Bolivia's most divisive men.
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Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU to block energy windfall tax
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64113398?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 12:20 PM
The US company says the levy on its profits will discourage future investment in Europe.
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Avatar: The Way Of Water passes $1bn at the global box office
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64115028?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 9:48 AM
James Cameron's long-delayed sequel is only the third movie to hit the milestone globally in 2022.
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Cambodia casino fire: At least 19 dead in blaze on Thai border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64113401?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 12:55 PM
Dozens more are injured at a hotel-casino in the town of Poipet near the border with Thailand.
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Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64109024?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 12:03 AM
Kyrylo Budanov says neither side can make significant advances, and eyes advanced Western weapons.
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At this Texas school, every student is a teen mother
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64034588?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 4:01 AM
Motherhood has been at the centre of heated US debate - this school shows how it's reshaping lives.
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Niagara Falls: Ice from US storms turns iconic falls into winter spectacle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64116431?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 11:14 AM
Chunks of ice and snow-capped rocks surround the gushing falls after a winter storm sweeps the US.
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The young Indians saving crumbling ancestral homes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63986573?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 3:04 AM
They shine the spotlight on centuries-old homes to save them from being erased from collective memory.
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Fatphobia: The Brazil women fighting prejudices
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63950286?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 3:53 AM
Campaigners in Brazil say society must adapt to accommodate overweight and obese people.
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64110846?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 6:08 PM
Passenger flights resume between Addis Ababa and war-devastated Tigray, following a peace deal.
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Ukraine war: Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64102826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 6:58 AM
The Ukrainian city, liberated from Russian control last month, is coming under heavy bombardment.
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Mullets: Australia's love affair with the iconic hairstyle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64048499?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2022, 10:02 PM
"Other countries try it but it's not the same," argues one local - the hairstyle is a national icon.
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The Philippines' food worries amid Ukraine war and typhoons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64053059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2022, 11:24 PM
The Philippines is grappling with food insecurity amid natural disasters and global price rises.
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What women on minimum wage gave up in 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64056055?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 1:17 AM
The cost of living crisis has hit people on low wages hard - here's what some have given up this year.
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The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64022938?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 12:51 AM
Adama Diémé was motivated after seeing once-verdant villages in Senegal without a single tree.
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One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63949280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2022, 12:30 AM
It’s dangerous and painstaking work, and even a momentary lapse of concentration could prove fatal.
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Somalia's opioid overdose: Young, female and addicted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64032267?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2022, 1:00 AM
Women open up about the problem of opioid abuse in Somalia following the death of a popular TikToker.
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Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63987113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 27, 2022, 12:01 AM
As the conflict enters its second calendar year, experts predict what could happen on the ground.
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Cambodia casino fire kills at least ten people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64115282?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 29, 2022, 8:06 AM
Around 400 people were in the building on the Cambodia-Thailand border when it caught fire.
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Fight! Peruvians settle scores at annual festival
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64109817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 12:24 PM
An annual event in Peru aimed at settling old issues for the new year involves people fighting to music.
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Dog rescued on Christmas Day from Utah mountains
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64108185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 28, 2022, 10:34 AM
Nala was separated from her owner after a Christmas Eve hike in the mountains.
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Ukraine war: Refugee girl played piano to hide the sound of bombs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64076984?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 26, 2022, 1:03 AM
Nika survived the Russian assault on Kharkiv earlier this year, and is now settled in the UK.
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Pope's Christmas plea for 'immediate end to senseless war'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64091253?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 2:42 PM
Pope Francis calls for peace in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican.
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Saving donkeys in the Holy Land
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64081350?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 1:08 AM
A UK charity runs the only shelter for poorly treated and abandoned donkeys in the West Bank.
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