Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64090549?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 12:57 PM
Three NGOs are suspending operations in Afghanistan after women were banned from working for them.
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Pope Francis says world suffering a 'famine of peace'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64089428?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 12:27 PM
In his Christmas Day message, the pontiff also called for an "immediate end" to the war in Ukraine.
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Paris shooting: Suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of migrants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64091557?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 5:29 PM
The man accused of killing three people tells prosecutors his hatred of foreigners is "pathological".
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Ukraine war: Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64088046?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 11:22 PM
President Zelensky urges his people to persevere as Russian attacks leave millions without power.
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Canada coach crash leaves more than 50 injured
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64089455?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 8:14 AM
It is not yet known what caused the crash involving an intercity coach on Christmas Eve.
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Captagon: Jordan seizes huge amphetamine haul at Iraq border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64091223?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 3:51 PM
Six million pills of Captagon, known as "the poor man's cocaine", were being smuggled in date paste.
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Al-Shabab: 14 Iranian fishermen freed years after abduction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64090474?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 4:59 PM
Some of the 14 fishermen were abducted by al-Shabab militants off the Somali coast eight years ago.
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US winter storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64088985?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 25, 2022, 4:20 AM
At least 19 deaths are linked to a massive winter storm that continues to pummel the US and Canada.
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Bethlehem sees Christmas tourism boost after two-year Covid hiatus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64085597?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 12:13 PM
Thousands visited the Palestinian town, where the economy was badly hit by lockdowns.
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Iran protests: Activist Narges Mohammadi details 'abuse' of detained women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64084709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 10:32 AM
Narges Mohammadi writes to the BBC with fellow inmates' accounts of physical and sexual abuse.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Strikes on Kherson kill 10
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64085480?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 6:12 PM
At least 10 people are killed and dozens injured in Russian air strikes on the recently liberated city.
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Scuba diving Santa makes waves in Florida
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64085216?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 12:55 PM
Father Christmas had an elfin hand from one of his festive team as he took part in a charity fundraiser.
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Myanmar: 'If I get the first shot, I will kill you son’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63623904?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 12:18 AM
Myanmar's civil war is pitting a father, fighting in the resistance, against his sons in the army.
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For El Paso migrants, an epic journey is followed by a long wait
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64069243?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Migrants allowed into the US face difficult choices about where to go next and how to get there.
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South Sudan floods: Fleeing Nile waters to a minefield
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64032266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 12:13 AM
Photos of people displaced by war bearing the brunt of a climate crisis along South Sudan's River Nile.
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The agony of endless wait for Indian sailors held in Nigeria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64061766?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 12:15 AM
Families of 16 Indian sailors who have been detained in Africa since August say they are waiting anxiously.
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House passes the $1.7tn US spending bill. But what's in it?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64069764?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 7:17 PM
Provisions on everything from TikTok to lobster fishing are in the 4,155-page legislation.
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How did President Zelensky get to Washington?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64065527?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2022, 9:09 AM
How Ukraine's president travelled out of his country for the first time since the war began.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64062905?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2022, 3:22 PM
The former Pakistani PM says he will dissolve two provincial assemblies to force early elections.
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The making of a young Hero of Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63887570?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 22, 2022, 6:04 AM
Quentin Sommerville traces the journey of a 22 year old from the start of the war to being awarded the highest honour for bravery.
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Wind, snow and floods combine for historic US storm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64083497?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 12:05 AM
Few parts of North America have been spared from a deadly winter storm.
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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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Paris shooting: Aftermath of violent unrest following deadly attack on Kurds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64087161?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 10:05 PM
Protesters in the French capital overturned cars, setting some on fire, and hurled objects at police.
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A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64087972?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 7:58 PM
Nick Miller has the latest forecast.
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Reunited: The Ukrainian couple who married near the front line
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64007115?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2022, 5:58 AM
Video of Lesya and Valeriy's military checkpoint wedding went viral in March 2022.
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