Sri Lanka political dynasty ends as Rajapaksa quits
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62160227?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 7:44 AM
Parliament has accepted Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation, ending the family's nearly 20 years of rule.
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Saudi Arabia: Biden set to meet Crown Prince amid criticism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62173934?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 8:16 AM
The US leader will head to Saudi Arabia after meeting Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank.
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Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, dies at 73
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62172028?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 1:27 AM
The former US president described his ex-wife as a "wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman".
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Ukrainian politicians face torture in Russian detention
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62022450?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 11:17 PM
Local politicians in occupied regions of Ukraine say they were abducted, beaten and tortured.
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UN insists it is tackling sexism 'head on' amid new allegations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62159610?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 2:35 AM
One senior official tells the BBC she was ostracised for making complaints.
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Europe wildfires: Heatwave fuels blazes across the continent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62162655?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 1:59 PM
Blazes have broken out in Portugal, France, Spain and Turkey as a heatwave spreads across Europe.
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Man acquitted of bombing 1985 Air India flight shot dead in Canada
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62175291?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 9:01 AM
Ripudaman Singh Malik was accused of involvement in Canada's worst terror attack that killed 329.
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Alex Murdaugh: High-profile lawyer charged with murder of wife and son
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62170259?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 6:26 PM
The charges are the latest in a long-running crime saga involving the disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh.
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Italian PM Mario Draghi offers resignation after coalition falls apart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62171284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 7:20 PM
Mario Draghi resigns after his coalition falls apart, but the president refuses to accept it.
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Why Biden's Saudi trip has proved so thorny
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62144217?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 11:37 PM
On this Middle East tour, the president must walk a foreign policy tightrope.
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Ukraine war: 23 killed in Russian rocket attack on Vinnytsia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62163071?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 9:34 PM
Three children were among those killed by Russian missiles in the central city of Vinnytsia, Ukraine says.
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Malcolm X: Man exonerated in Malcolm X murder sues New York for $40m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62173939?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 4:53 AM
Muhammad Aziz wants millions in compensation after he was wrongly convicted and jailed for 20 years.
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She treated Myanmar's resistance and paid with her life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62047569?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 1:06 AM
Zarli Naing's decision to help Myanmar's underground resistance cost the young nurse her life.
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Pi Hanks learned Saving Private Ryan lines from helmet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62175123?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 7:15 AM
Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg set up camp on an Irish beach 25 years ago.
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Ivana Trump: Glamorous immigrant who became a US institution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62173165?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 1:24 AM
She was a competitive skier, fashion model, socialite, hard-driving businesswoman and author.
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Why is it so hot (in under 60 seconds)?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62166766?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 11:08 PM
A heatwave is sweeping across Europe and scorching temperatures are expected in the UK next week.
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Kenya election: TikTok and disinformation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62122889?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 7:15 AM
How TikTok is being used by supporters of various political factions in the upcoming Kenyan elections.
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Trapped baby elephant and mum rescued in Thailand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62167134?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 1:08 PM
The elephant and her calf fell into a deep pit in a national park in Thailand.
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Africa's week in pictures: 8-14 July 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62163915?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 11:27 PM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Sri Lanka: The fake ‘invasions’ of a broadcaster and Central Bank
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62167454?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 8:07 AM
After protesters breached official buildings this past week, misleading claims of other break-ins spiralled on social media.
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Satellites give clues about the coming global harvest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62149522?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 11:59 PM
With wheat at record high prices, importing countries hoping for increased supply may be disappointed.
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Stop fighting in Ukraine: Russian soldier's mum speaks out
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62149895?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 3:20 AM
A mother says there is growing resentment about young Russians from the provinces being sent to Ukraine.
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'Why I invented Non-binary Day'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62149521?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 13, 2022, 11:29 PM
Katje van Loon had the idea for International Non-Binary day - half way between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.
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New exhibition explores African fantasy and race through art
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62147761?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 14, 2022, 7:58 AM
In the Black Fantastic is a new exhibition bringing together black artists whose works explore fantasy and race.
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'We hope for the best, son' - War nears Ukraine maternity ward
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62157659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 13, 2022, 8:14 PM
Pokrovsk Perinatal Centre is around 40km (25 miles) from the nearest front line.
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Sri Lanka: Four key moments from storming of PM's office
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62157909?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 13, 2022, 7:39 PM
Protesters were met with tear gas and water cannon by authorities.
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Sri Lanka: Inside the prime minister's office stormed by protesters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62149999?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 13, 2022, 10:14 AM
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan is with the protesters who flooded into the PM's office in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka: Police fire tear gas as protesters storm PM's office in Colombo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62147363?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 13, 2022, 7:44 AM
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country, while a state of emergency has been declared.
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