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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated 132 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers out of Tripoli and flew them to Niamey, the capital city of Niger, on Thursday. This is the first group of refugees airlifted out of Libya since the UNHCR humanitarian evacuation programme was temporarily halted in early March, following concerns from the government of Niger that onward departures for resettlement in other countries were not keeping up with the pace of arrivals into Niger.

The U.S. Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has apologized for the conduct of airport security officials who asked a member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet to remove his turban during a search.

Parliaments and international fora such as the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have a vital role to play in shaping innovative legislation and policies to reduce threats posed by returning foreign terrorist fighters, or FTFs, said Chair of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Makis Voridis at a conference in Rome on May 10.

Israel said Thursday its fighter jets struck dozens of Iranian military targets inside of Syria overnight in response to rockets attacks by Iranian forces on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The European Union (EU) deeply regrets the announcement by US President Trump to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on May 9, published its legal analysis on the draft amendments to the asylum law, calling on the Austrian Government to uphold its commitment to protection sensitive asylum policies.

The 92-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has stunned the world by emerging from retirement to win Wednesday's parliamentary election.

MINUSMA peacekeeping troops secure an area in northern Mali. The Mission is one of the most dangerous in the world, and its personnel and bases have been attacked on multiple occasions.

Fiona breastfeeds her baby in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. As a working mother, Fiona managed to breastfeed her baby beyond 2 years of age.

A group of Ethiopians arrival in Obock, Djibouti. From there, many take boats across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen.