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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel's general election Monday, with exit polls putting the indicted premier in a...

Iranian men hold placards reading 'Sanctions must be removed' in the capital Tehran on November 23, 2014

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Hit by US Sanctions, Iran Struggles to Make Cancer Drugs

A lab-coated technician leans over a bioreactor at an Iranian pharmaceutical plant producing cancer drugs - a tall order since...

An iceberg captured on camera during a 30-day mission in 2012 to map areas of the Arctic aboard the NOAA Ship Fairweather.

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Half of World’s Beaches Could Vanish by 2100: Study

Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world's sandy beaches by 2100,...

Migrants and refugees look on after minor clashes with Greek policemen occurred at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 2016

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No ‘Legal Basis’ for Greece to Suspend Asylum: UNHCR

Greece has deployed its armed forces to prevent migrants crossing its border with Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday...

A Syrian refugee holds a baby in a refugee camp set in the town of Harmanli, south-east of Sofia

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As Coronavirus Spreads, Experts Warn Refugees Are Particularly Vulnerable

by Bryan Bowman

2020/02/28

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, health experts are expressing fears that it could take a devastating...

Passengers being checked as they disembark from a plane carrying French citizens flown out of the coronavirus hot-zone in Wuhan

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WHO Says Virus at ‘Decisive Point’ as World Battles Spread

2020/02/27

The World Health Organization declared Thursday that the new coronavirus epidemic was at a "decisive point" as countries across the...

Power Vacuum in Bolivia After Morales Deposed in Coup

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MIT Researchers Find No Evidence of Fraud in Bolivia’s October Election

by Bryan Bowman

“Morales appears to have been heading toward a first-round victory prior to the interruption of the preliminary count. The results...

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at "The People's Summit" in Chicago, June 10, 2017.

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Indian Official Threatens to Interfere in US Election to Stop Sanders

2020/02/27

The National General Secretary of India's ruling right-wing BJP Party warned Wednesday that Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders was "compelling" India to...

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Bangladesh Again Postpones Rohingya Refugee Island Relocation

2020/02/26

Thousands are suspected to have been killed in Myanmar during the 2017 Rohingya crackdown and refugees brought reports of widespread...

Cleaners spray disinfectant in the Customs and Immigration area of Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, South Korea

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Coronavirus Screening ‘Missing More Than Half of Cases:’ Study

2020/02/26

Global screening efforts to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus are likely to fail, according to new research warning that...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on November 19, 2017

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Netanyahu Pledges New Settler Homes in Sensitive West Bank Corridor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to build 3,500 new settler homes in a super-sensitive area of the occupied...

A protester displays a placard during a demonstration against India's new citizenship law

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10 Killed, More Than 130 Injured in Anti-Muslim Delhi Riots

Ten people have been killed and more than 130 injured in some of the worst sectarian violence in India's capital...

Flanked by Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades, (R), and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (L), U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks a press conference in Geneva in 2017.

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Human Rights Under Assault Worldwide: UN Chief

"A perverse political arithmetic has taken hold: divide people to multiply votes," he said, warning that "the rule of law...

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Trump’s ‘War on Journalists’ Behind Assange Extradition Bid: Lawyer

2020/02/24

A lawyer for Julian Assange on Monday argued that the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President...

Police try to break up a protest in front of the National Palace in Haiti capital Port-au-Prince

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Haiti Capital on Lockdown After Police Attack Army HQ

2020/02/24

The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working...

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WHO Tells World to Brace for ‘Potential Pandemic’ as Virus Spreads

2020/02/24

The World Health Organization warned countries on Monday to be ready for a "potential pandemic" as new deaths and infections...

Smoke rises from the site of an attack on Tuesday after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Everything You Need to Know About the US-Taliban Deal

2020/02/21

The U.S. and the Taliban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America's...

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Vigils in Germany After Far-Right Terrorist Kills Nine

Thousands of people took part in vigils across Germany on Thursday after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine...

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Sri Lanka Government Will Not Honor UN War Crimes Pledge

2020/02/19

Rajapaksa was president when Sri Lankan troops defeated Tamil Tiger guerrillas in 2009, but rights groups accused the army of...

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Nearly Three Million in Need of Aid in Niger, UN Says

2020/02/19