Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66851975?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 5:37 PM
Baku says the operation against its ethnic-Armenian enclave will stop only if it sees a white flag.
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Why Western nations fear India-Canada row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66856568?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 5:02 PM
India is the fifth largest economy and is seen by the West as a key partner against China.
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Libya flood: Derna mayor's house burnt down in protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66849131?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 3:47 PM
Derna's mayor is targeted a week after devastating floods many residents blame on incompetence.
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FTX: 'King of Crypto' parents sued over missing millions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66857146?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 5:48 PM
Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are being sued as his bankrupt crypto firm FTX seeks to recover money.
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Beijing demands Hong Kong consulates hand over local staff data
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66854432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 11:52 AM
Details including identity card numbers must be submitted within a month, authorities say.
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Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66855688?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 1:47 PM
Football fans in Tehran celebrate a rare chance to see an international sports superstar close up.
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Why are some Sikhs calling for a separate homeland in India?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66852291?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 10:36 AM
The killing of a separatist activist in Canada stokes tensions between India and diaspora Sikh communities.
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Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66852067?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 10:13 AM
German authorities crack down on the skinhead group known for organising far-right concerts.
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Debris found from F-35 jet in South Carolina after US pilot ejected
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66850422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 1:49 AM
The F-35B fighter jet went missing on Sunday after a "mishap", leading officials to ask for public help.
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Elon Musk: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, could go behind paywall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66850821?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 2:17 AM
The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".
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Special session: Modi introduces women's bill in new India parliament
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66851211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 2:39 PM
Prime minister Modi praises bill as "special moment" for his country, ahead of general elections.
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Pro-wrestlers grapple on super-fast Japanese bullet train
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66856413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 3:30 PM
Pro-wrestlers delighted paying fans on a super-fast train from Tokyo to Nagoya when they brawled in the aisles.
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How India-Canada ties descended into a public feud
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66851144?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 5:14 PM
The rift between two strategic partners erupted over a Sikh separatist leader's murder in Canada.
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How Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder in Canada fuelled tensions with India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66158842?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 18, 2023, 10:17 PM
Hundreds of Sikhs protested against the Indian state after the killing of a prominent leader in Canada.
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United Nations General Assembly leaders look for unity over crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66846608?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 12:50 AM
Many of those gathering in New York will want to prioritise climate change over the war in Europe.
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Iran prisoner swap: US says it can monitor the $6bn. Experts are sceptical
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66846490?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 18, 2023, 10:11 PM
Washington says it can police how Tehran uses the prisoner swap windfall. Analysts aren't so sure.
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Iran prisoner swap: Freed Americans touch down on US soil
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66853552?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 1:45 PM
Five Americans freed from Iran have arrived back in the US after a controversial $6bn prisoner swap.
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Libya flood: Video appears to show Libya mayor's house set on fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66856412?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 12:31 PM
The mayor's home was burnt to the ground as protesters demanded answers for last week's catastrophic flood.
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Mexico 'alien bodies': Those viral artefacts get lab tests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66853551?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 9:56 AM
There's been widespread scepticism about the 'bodies' presented to Mexican authorities by a UFO enthusiast.
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Khartoum: Fire guts landmark skyscraper
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66838176?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 1:36 PM
The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company Tower had been engulfed in flames in the Sudan's capital.
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Libya floods: 'All that's left is rubble and dirt and destruction'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66833155?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:07 PM
The BBC's Anna Foster describes the devastation in the Libyan city of Derna after floods a week ago.
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Libya flood: 'There's a smell of decay and death in the air'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66830535?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 2:42 PM
The BBC's Anna Foster is in Libya, a week on from devastating floods in the region.
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Libya flood: Drone images show extent of Derna destruction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66830533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:55 AM
Video footage from the city of Derna shows wide-scale destruction following Libya's deadliest storm in decades.
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