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Essential services on verge of shutdown in Gaza as emergency fuel set to run out

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Jamie McGoldrick, second from left, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, visits a patient at the Al Quds Hospital in Gaza.

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Multilateral trade challenged by ‘increasingly unilateral trade measures,’ UN forum hears

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The Port of Salvador in All Saints Bay, Bahia, handles both cargo and cruise ships.

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UNHCR welcomes deal to end latest migrant stand-off in Mediterranean Sea

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Asylum-seekers and migrants aboard a dinghy in international waters off the coast of Libya in November 2016.

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Facebook to Remove ‘Fake News’ That Leads to Violence

Facebook says it will begin removing false information from its site that could lead to violence.

“There are certain forms of misinformation that have contributed to physical harm” in certain countries, the U.S. social media giant said in a statement Wednesday announcing the policy.

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UNHCR welcomes end to latest Mediterranean standoff, but says predictable approach to rescue still urgently needed

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Asylum-seekers and migrants aboard a dinghy in international waters off the coast of Libya in November 2016.

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Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted

Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

“Up to 180,000 people are estimated to have fled the recent wave of violence in southern Syria. UNICEF estimates that half of them are children. According to reports, many of these children and their families continue to be cut off from basic lifesaving humanitarian assistance.

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More efforts needed to achieve comprehensive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, says OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine

While a new recommitment to cease fire that came into effect on 1 July has brought an immediate decrease in violence, a comprehensive ceasefire is yet to be reached, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), Ertugrul Apakan, said in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on July 19.

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Turkey Ends State of Emergency

A state of emergency imposed in Turkey following the failed 2016 coup to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expired.

The end of the decree, which came in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning, marked a pledge made by President Erdogan during his successful re-election bid last month.

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Financial services: Commission refers Spain to Court for not applying EU prudential rules for banks and investment firms

The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully implement the Capital Requirements Directive (Directive 2013/36/EU).

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UN-African Union partnership ‘not a choice but a necessity’, Security Council hears

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In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, sign a Framework Agreement between the two organizations.