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Philippines’ War on Drugs Leaves 60 Dead in 3 Days

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Philippines’ Duterte Wins Extra Year of Martial Law Powers

2017/12/13

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won martial law powers across the southern third of the country for one more year on...

Xihongmen neighborhood in Beijing is home to migrant workers

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Second Fire in Beijing Migrant Neighborhood Kills Five

2017/12/13

A building fire killed five people and injured eight in one of Beijing's migrant neighborhoods Wednesday, just weeks after local...

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North Korea’s Leader Vows to Make Pyongyang ‘Strongest Nuclear Power’

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has vowed to make Pyongyang the "world's strongest nuclear power," state media reported Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: AP

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Tillerson: US Ready for North Korea Talks ‘Without Preconditions’

The United States is ready to begin talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament without prior conditions, Secretary of State Rex...

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UNICEF: 400,000 Children in DR Congo Could Die From Hunger

The UN on Tuesday warned that more than 400,000 children in Democratic Republic of Congo are severely malnourished and could...

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Modern Slavery in UK: One Courageous Woman’s Story

by Marina Watson Pelaez

In developed countries, modern slavery is thriving, with tens of thousands of people estimated to be in modern slavery and...

New York City police officers guard the subway near Times Square after a reported explosion

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Bangladesh Police Question New York Subway Bomber’s Wife

Bangladeshi counter terrorism officers on Tuesday questioned the wife of New York subway bomber Akayed Ullah and said he had...

Rohingya children at a refugee camp in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Launches Diphtheria Vaccination Effort for Rohingya Children

by Joanne Stocker

Bangladesh launched a diphtheria vaccination program for Rohingya refugee children living in crowded camps near the Myanmar border.

Journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Gabow was killed outside his home in Somalia

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Somali Journalist Killed in Front of His Children

A Somali television journalist was killed by a car bomb in front of his children, the fifth murder of a...

Windmill near the COP23 climate meeting in Bonn, Germany with coal plant in the background

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Leaders Join France’s Macron to Discuss Climate Cash Crunch

French President Emmanuel Macron gathered world leaders Tuesday to talk about climate finance, two years to the day since 195...

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UN Sanctions Affecting Aid in North Korea: Rights Chief

The UN rights chief said tough sanctions imposed on North Korea are complicating the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid

African men in Libya are reportedly sold into slavery, according to a CNN report in November 2017

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UN Seeks Urgent Resettlement of 1,300 Refugees Stranded in Libya

The UN appealed for countries to take in 1,300 "extremely vulnerable" refugees stranded in Libya, following revelations of horrific abuse

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Sweden Boosts Security Around Synagogues After Gothenburg Attack

Swedish police on Monday tightened security near Jewish sites following a fire attack on a synagogue at the weekend, which...

Prayut Chan-o-cha, acting prime minister of Thailand and head of the junta

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EU Resumes Official Contacts with Thai Junta Ahead of Promised Elections

The EU agreed to resume political contacts "at all levels" with Thailand, more than three years after suspending them in...

‘I Felt Guilty’: In the Philippines, Journalists Also Bear Weight of Drug War

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Duterte Seeks Martial Law Extension for Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to extend martial law across the southern third of the country to combat ISIS...

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Amid Preparations for Climate Summit, European Development Bank Invests Billions in Fossil Fuels

by Arthur Wyns

As Paris prepares for One Planet Climate Summit, European Development Bank invests billions in fossil fuels.

People watch a TV with footage of a missile test in North Korea

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Report: South Korea to Impose New Sanctions on Pyongyang

2017/12/10

South Korea will impose new unilateral sanctions against nuclear-armed Pyongyang, a report said Sunday, in Seoul's latest effort to pressure...

Journalists at the Young Arab Media Leaders program in Dubai

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What do the New Arab Media Leaders Think of Press Freedom?

by Layla Al-Kloub

2018/02/08

Participants at the Young Arab Media Leaders Program in Dubai said press freedom in their home countries was lacking, but...

Palestinian Killed in ‘Day of Rage’ Over Trump’s Jerusalem Move

Middle East

Two Palestinians Dead in ‘Day of Rage’, US Isolated at UN

2017/12/09

Clashes, Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes killed at least two people and wounded dozens of others on Friday.

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North Korea Blames US for Tensions in Rare UN Talks