Karnagie Sharp
@KarnieSharp
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Presenter/Senior Journalist at BBC [email protected] Current MA student at Kings College London - War Studies
England, United Kingdom
Joined November 2011
On November 14, 1960, 6-year-old #RubyBridges bravely walked into William Frantz Elementary School, becoming the first Black student to integrate the school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Surrounded by federal marshals, Ruby faced immense hostility, yet her courage and resilience
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Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says
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A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.
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Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, dies aged 91
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Jones was best known as the producer of three Michael Jackson albums - Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.
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My latest - grief and chaos for Palestinians as Israel predicts a ‘sharp conclusion’ in northern Gaza.
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In the video, a paramedic runs panic-stricken between dead and dying civilians in the immediate aftermath of the strike.
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Such powerful and personal story telling by my colleague @moehash1 Heartbreaking but an essential watch #Sudan
https://t.co/qu5v4rWnYe
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The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim, in Sudan for the first time since the war began, sees what has happened to his childhood neighbourhood.
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Spain's Rafa Nadal, 22-time Grand Slam champion, to retire from tennis at end of season
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Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest players of all time, confirms his retirement from tennis.
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Worrying growing trend in #SouthAfrica at the moment Witnessed mainly in KZN Requires careful analysis and dialogue
Mkhwebane’s racist attack on judiciary will not be tolerated — Office of the Chief Justice
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Israel tells US it plans to launch limited ground incursion into Lebanon which could start as soon as today, US official says
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Israel tells the US it plans to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon as soon as Monday, a US official says.
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Hizbullah confirms the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated last night in an Israeli air strike on Beirut. I’ll be examining what this means on BBC1 lunchtime TV news at 1pm.
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Thoughts from from Jerusalem on the current crisis. I reported from Lebanon for the BBC on the 2006 war and Israel's 'operation grapes of wrath' -- another push against Hezbollah -- in 1996. This already feels much worse. https://t.co/myqse0Ds2S
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The Lebanese armed group has - like Israel - spent years preparing and is more formidable than Hamas in Gaza.
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Warplanes fly low over Beirut as Hezbollah chief speaks and Israel carries out bombing raids in southern Lebanon https://t.co/HaOkRWd3AV
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Lebanon's health ministry says 14 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike, as cross-border exchanges escalate.
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A second wave of explosions has hit Lebanon, reportedly targeting walkie-talkies used by Hizbullah members according to Israeli media.
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Courage is speaking up and acting when it’s needed. Before ‘94, Pravin Gordhan fought apartheid. In the tragic 2010s, he spoke up against state capture, Jacob Zuma, the Guptas, and the looting of SA. Pravin Gordhan had courage. Hero. Hamba kahle, mkhonto ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽.
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Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by former boyfriend, Ugandan official says
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Marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was doused in petrol after returning home from church.
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UK suspending some arms exports to Israel, foreign secretary announces Follow live:
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Protests continue in Israel aimed at forcing the government to secure a hostage release deal with Hamas.
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Two rioters jailed for two years and eight months for violent disorder in Merseyside, UK - follow live
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Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have told Cobra that there is "no doubt" rapid sentencing has acted as a deterrent to further disorder.
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"Mayhem" at protests in several UK cities has made "people frightened because of colour of their skin", says UK policing minister Follow live
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A crowd gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Rotherham chanted "get them out" and threw bottles at police.
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“Martyrdom is the shortest path to God. Young or old, we will all take part in this war, if it is forced upon us.” The risk of war between Israel and Hezbollah 👇🏾
The risk of all out war between Israel and Hezbollah - posting our recent piece after deadly strike yesterday on children playing football in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel blames Hezbollah which denies it is responsible. https://t.co/MYJsOPkO8f
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Joe Biden ends re-election campaign, saying "it is in the best interest of my party and the country"
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President says decision is in interests of country, but endorsement of vice-president to take over is not a done deal.
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