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Donors to increase UNRWA support and funding despite US cuts
United States' decision to cut funding for the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) is "an evident politicization of humanitarian aid", according to the organisation's commissioner-general. UNRWA, which says it provides services to more than
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Greece is done with the bailout. Young people say crisis not over
Athens, Greece - Each morning, Dimitris Chalkitos wakes up, scans the internet for job openings and sends his resume to potential employers. He then walks around Sourmena, the beachside Athens suburb where he lives,
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HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen school bus attack
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an end to all weapons sales to Saudi Arabia following the bombing of a school bus last month that killed 51 people, including 40 children. The rights
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Iran says it plans to boost ballistic, cruise missile capacity
DUBAI: Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, the Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted a senior Defense Ministry official as saying on Saturday.News
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Armed groups urged to stop military action in Tripoli
PARIS: The US, France, Italy and Britain have condemned what they called an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined Libyan stability would be made accountable.
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Killer blast strikes north Syria town as regime troops target Idlib fighters
BEIRUT: A blast killed at least one person in a region of north Syria controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian opposition groups, a witness and a war monitor said on Saturday. The explosion in Azaz was caused
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Colombia: ‘I’m not proud cultivating coca, but we have no choice’
Nano is one of many coca cultivators in southern Colombia. He lives with his wife and three children in a small coca-producing village in the department of Narino. Most farmers like Nano don't necessarily
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Crazy Rich Asians: The return of Sham-East Asia?
The blockbuster rom-com, Crazy Rich Asians, has earned much praise from critics and millions at the box office. The film has dominated discussions in entertainment news and talk shows, with many welcoming its all-Asian cast -
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Moscow marks 90th anniversary of Gorky Park
Overview of how one of Russia's most famous sites has sometimes followed, sometimes led the fortunes of the city.
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Bangladesh charity struggles to give Rohingya children a second chance
Rohingya children banned from school by Myanmar's army are struggling to get a formal education in the country they escaped to. Almost 400,000 Rohingya kids moved to Bangladesh in the past year, and many


