Sudan crisis: Fighting flares up despite ceasefire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65404317?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 10:44 PM
Explosions and gunfire are reported near the capital even as attempts are made to extend the truce.
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Biden and South Korea's Yoon sign new agreement on nuclear weapons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65404805?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 8:18 PM
The deal is an attempt to show support for South Korea amid concerns about North Korean nuclear threats.
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Pope Francis gives women historic right to vote at meeting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65407553?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 27, 2023, 12:27 AM
The move is being hailed as a "significant crack in the stained glass ceiling" of the Church.
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US rapper convicted of lobbying for China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65353225?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 27, 2023, 12:47 AM
The rapper is found guilty of taking money from a fugitive billionaire to influence US politics.
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Ukraine war: Sniper kills fixer and wounds Italian reporter in Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65401492?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 7:34 PM
Bogdan Bitik is killed and Corrado Zunino hit by suspected Russian fire in the Kherson region.
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Peru’s ‘fast and furious’ blueberry boom
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65190673?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 11:33 PM
The South American country has become the world's largest exporter of the berries in only a decade.
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Elizabeth Holmes delays start of prison sentence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65406910?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 9:52 PM
The disgraced Theranos founder's more than 11-year sentence is put on hold pending appeal.
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Donald Trump rape accuser E Jean Carroll takes the stand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65406394?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 11:15 PM
In emotional testimony, she says she is trying to "get her life back" after the alleged 1996 rape.
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Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard University as dual fellow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65406558?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 8:57 PM
The school praises the ex-prime minister of New Zealand for her "strong and empathetic" leadership.
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Ukraine's Zelensky holds first war phone call with China's Xi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65396613?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 5:03 PM
Ukraine's president says his first call with China's leader since Russia's invasion was "meaningful".
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Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65402024?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 5:10 PM
Josef Schütz was convicted last June for his role in the killing of thousands at a concentration camp.
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Iran: Senior Shia cleric on Assembly of Experts shot dead at bank
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65398982?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 1:29 PM
Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani sat on the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the supreme leader.
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Russia's Navalny says he is facing jail beyond 2050
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65398592?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 12:50 PM
The prominent opposition figure says he's facing terrorism charges, a move he denounced as "absurd".
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Australia helicopter collision: Woman used Sea World pilot's name to avoid driving fine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65395488?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 4:10 AM
She used details in pilot Ashley Jenkinson's obituary in an attempt to avoid a driving fine.
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Ground-breaking Somali TV drama shatters taboos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65390047?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 27, 2023, 12:01 AM
Director Ahmed Farah was inspired to make the series after hearing young people talk on TikTok.
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Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65370413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 9:00 PM
People on far-flung islands in the Philippines risk being caught in a conflict between two superpowers.
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Mark Bryant counts US shootings. He no longer remembers the names
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65305145?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 11:58 PM
After years of counting the dead, Mark Bryant says he's grown numb to the toll of US gun violence.
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Bhutan wants a border deal with China: Will India accept?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65396384?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 9:03 PM
Amid tensions between its giant neighbours, Bhutan finds itself increasingly vulnerable.
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Kenji Nagai: Missing camera reveals journalist's last moments in Myanmar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65384060?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 1:02 PM
Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was killed by a soldier during 2007 protests in Myanmar.
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Shot UK doctor pleads for help leaving Sudan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65401491?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 1:09 PM
A British doctor who was shot is desperate to get out of Sudan, but won't leave his mother.
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Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65395390?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 5:25 AM
The country ignores international pleas and hangs Tangaraju Suppiah for trafficking 1kg of cannabis.
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Sudan: Evacuees fleeing the war have been arriving home across the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65401022?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 5:21 PM
There have been emotional reunions as thousands of people take advantage of a ceasefire to flee Sudan.
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Older Americans weigh in on President Joe Biden's age
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65381555?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 25, 2023, 10:37 AM
The US president is running for re-election in 2024, do people think his age is a problem?
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Kenya starvation cult explained in 60 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65393674?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 25, 2023, 6:02 PM
Kenya has been gripped by the story of cult death as detectives continue to dig up mass graves.
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Disneyland fire-breathing dragon engulfed by flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65370124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 23, 2023, 10:01 PM
A giant dragon in California's Disneyland Park is engulfed by fire during a show as visitors look on.
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Eurovision 2023: King Charles and Camilla unveil song contest stage in Liverpool
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65407419?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 26, 2023, 9:26 PM
The royal couple have been visiting Liverpool as the city prepares to host Eurovision in May.
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James Cleverly: British diplomats evacuated after specific threats in Sudan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65364960?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 23, 2023, 1:12 PM
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the embassy in Khartoum has been closed and staff re-located.
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