Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan's Aliyev hails surrender of ethnic Armenians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66863702?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 5:14 PM
President Ilham Aliyev says his country's sovereignty is restored after separatists agree to disband.
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Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for 'inappropriate' dress
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66863720?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 12:50 PM
MPs back a draft law that seeks harsh punishments against those who are "inappropriately" dressed.
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India warns citizens in Canada to be cautious
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66851960?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 2:21 PM
The advisory comes a day after tensions escalated over the killing of a Sikh separatist.
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US child dies from fentanyl kept under nursery nap mat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66861588?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 11:31 AM
Nicholas Dominici, one, who had attended the daycare for just a week, died of a suspected overdose.
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French police arrest reporter over leaked secrets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66870060?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 5:32 PM
Ariane Lavrilleux held over report showing Egypt used French intelligence to kill civilians.
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Donald Trump: Hackers claim ex-president dead on son's X account
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66869455?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 4:27 PM
The post was among a string of now-deleted messages on his son's account.
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Ukraine war: Russian 'evil cannot be trusted', Zelensky tells UN
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66859639?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 9:40 PM
The world must unite to end Russia's aggression, Ukraine's president tells the UN General Assembly.
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Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank and Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66863716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 10:01 AM
Israeli forces killed five men during raids in Jenin and Jericho, while one died at a protest in Gaza.
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MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeats star's death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66867159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 3:53 PM
Demonstrators want to know how popular 27-year-old singer MohBad died last week.
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Violent tornado sends sparks flying on streets of Chinese city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66864549?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 12:58 PM
A tornado rips through the city of Suqian in eastern China, sending debris flying through the air.
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Ferromex: Mexican railway operator suspends routes amid migrant deaths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66864868?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 10:40 AM
Migrants heading to the US often hitch rides on freight trains, with many injured or killed.
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Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66852841?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 9:10 AM
Lina Lutfiawati, who identifies as Muslim, said an Islamic phrase before eating crispy pork skin.
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Spain players agree to end boycott before Nations League games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66863081?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 12:11 PM
Most of the Spain team agree to end their boycott, says secretary of state for sports Victor Francos.
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Gabon partially suspended from Commonwealth after coup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66861734?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 12:21 AM
The African nation has been partially suspended following a coup that took place in late August.
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Colombian government and dissident rebels agree to ceasefire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66861726?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 10:25 PM
The ceasefire is set to begin in early October and - if successful - last until August 2024.
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Hunter Biden to plead not guilty to gun charges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66862009?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 11:53 PM
A lawyer says the US president's son wants to appear in court remotely, but prosecutors are opposed.
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Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66787944?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 1:24 AM
Quobna Cugoano was captured by slavers aged 13 but later played a big part in the UK abolition movement.
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Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66844028?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 11:37 PM
Four months after it was torn apart by deadly ethnic violence, Manipur remains gripped by fear.
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Elon Musk woos world leaders, courting controversy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66777096?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 11:20 PM
The billionaire's forays into sensitive geopolitical issues and his global clout have come under scrutiny.
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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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Canada: How ties with India soured over Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing
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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Forget LA – it’s British film studios that are in demand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66841602?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 19, 2023, 11:10 PM
The film and high-end TV industry in the UK is seeing a frenzy of activity.
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Seal pups trapped in fishing nets cut free by South Africa beachgoers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66862091?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 20, 2023, 5:30 AM
Baby seals caught up in fishing nets are rescued on a South African beach.
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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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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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