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Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children – UNICEF

One year after mass exodus from Myanmar, the futures of more than 500,000 refugee children in Bangladesh are in the balance

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On 5 August 2018 in Hakimpara Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tasmin, 10, (left), a Bangladeshi student, helps her friend Rajima, 10, (right), a Rohingya refugee, with her studies.

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A coalition of 171 environmental organizations authored a letter to conferees meeting to finalize the farm bill urging lawmakers to reject “poison pill” provisions that were included in the House version of the legislation. The groups contend that many of

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser says the reimposition of economic sanctions against Iran has had a "profound effect," and the administration wants to go further than the measures in place before the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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Alarming Number of Rohingya Children Orphaned by Brutal Violence – Save the Children Study

One in two Rohingya children who fled to Bangladesh without their parents were orphaned by brutal violence, new research by Save the Children suggests ahead of the one-year anniversary of the crisis on Saturday, August 25.

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‘Stop and listen’ to victims of terrorism, UN chief urges in message marking international day

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at the Wreath-laying Ceremony for the Observance of the 15th Anniversary of the Bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, on 17 August 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York.

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UN chief welcomes event reuniting families on the Korean Peninsula

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the media at UN Headquarters.

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Ecuador Calls for Regional Summit on Venezuelan Migrants

The Ecuadorian government is asking 13 other South American nations to attend a regional summit to discuss the Venezuelan migrant crisis.

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Facebook, Twitter Remove Accounts Linked to Iran, Russia

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter said they have removed hundreds of pages and accounts linked to Russia and Iran ahead of the midterm elections in the U.S.

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El Salvador Denies Money Behind Cutting Ties with Taiwan

El Salvador is denying asking Taiwan for large sums of money in return for maintaining diplomatic relations with Taipei, before Tuesday switching ties to China.

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US, UK, France statement on the chemical weapons attack in Syria

Statement of the United States, the United Kingdom and France on the fifth anniversary of the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Syria.

On the fifth anniversary of the horrific Ghouta Sarin attack, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France reiterate their condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime.

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Amid Fiscal Woes, Malaysia PM Calls for China's Understanding

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he hopes China will understand his country's "internal fiscal problems" as he seeks to renegotiate billions of dollars worth of Beijing-funded projects.