World
US Judge Orders DACA to Continue, With New Applicants
A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to keep in place deportation protection for 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers."
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UN chiefs call for increased support for vulnerable Syrians and the region, as Brussels conference set to open
As the ‘Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ opens, UN Chiefs are calling urgently for increased support for vulnerable Syrians, refugees and the communities hosting them.
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Driver Plows Van into Pedestrians in Toronto, 10 Dead
Canadian police have arrested a 25-year-old suspect they say drove a van onto a crowded sidewalk Monday in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15 others.
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UNHCR regret at deportations of Venezuelans from Trinidad and Tobago
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, deeply regrets the deportation this past weekend by Trinidad and Tobago of 82 Venezuelan nationals. The 82 include registered asylum-seekers and individuals who had declared an intention to apply for refugee status, making their return to Venezuela a breach of international refugee law.
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Iran, Syria, Trade Hover Over Macron's US Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump officially welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron with an arrival ceremony Tuesday at the White House before the leaders hold official talks and attend a state dinner.
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The United Nations strongly condemns the killing of an ICRC Colleague in Yemen
The United Nations is deeply shocked by the killing of an aid worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which occurred in Taizz Governorate, on April 21.
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Caravan Arrives at US Border; Not Welcome, Tweets Trump
According to news reports some members of a caravan of migrants that has been crossing Mexico have arrived at the U.S. border.
The reports say that a several dozen members of the caravan have reached the border in Tijuana, Mexico. A few have applied for asylum, but most are awaiting a larger caravan contingent of about 500 asylum-seekers that is expected to reach the border in coming days.
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Airstrike at a Wedding in Hajja Kills at least Twenty People, Mostly Women and Children: Statement from Save the Children’s Yemen Country Director
Save the Children strongly condemns the Saudi and UAE-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 20 people at a wedding, thought to be mostly women and children. Thirty others were also reportedly injured in the attack in Hajja in northwest Yemen on Sunday.
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At development financing forum, top UN officials urge breakaway from ‘short-termism’
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the Economic and Social Council's third Financing for Development follow-up Forum.
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A new bond with nature is goal of UN’s Mother Earth Day celebration
A woman with an umbrella walks in the rain in a field. To the left is a rainbow.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020