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Sessions: Trump’s Immigration Plan Supports National Interest

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday threw his support behind President Donald Trump’s immigration reform proposal, announced this week ahead of schedule.

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US Slaps Sanctions on 6 Taliban, Haqqani Militants

The United States has slapped sanctions on six Taliban and Haqqani network militants as it again demands more help from Pakistan to disrupt terrorist financing.

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240,000 People in Cities Across Uzbekistan to Benefit from Improved Heating and Hot Water Services

Over 240,000 residents in five cities across Uzbekistan are to benefit from improved efficiency and quality of heating and hot water services, thanks to the District Heating Energy Efficiency Project approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, on January 25. The Project will be financed by a US$ 140 million credit from the International Development Association.

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Restive eastern DR Congo home to one of world’s worst displacement crises for children – UNICEF

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Children at a displacement camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Time to stop ‘managing’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict, show leadership to resolve it – Security Council told

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On large screen: Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question.

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World Food Programme Honours UPS With Hunger Hero Award

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From left: David Abney, Chairman and CEO of UPS and David Beasley, Executive Director of World Food Programme, at Davos.

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Korean Youtube Star Great Library Sounds Alarm On Rise Of Global Hunger

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Korean YouTube celebrity Mr. Great Library (Dong-Hyun Na) have launched the “Player Unknown’s ShareTheMeal” campaign to alert the public about the rapid increase in the number of hungry people around the world.

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4 Americans Among Dead in Afghanistan Hotel Attack; 1 Identified

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that four Americans were among those killed in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, over the weekend. Two other U.S. citizens were injured.

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Macedonia to Change Airport Name to Help Settle Dispute With Greece

Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev took a big step Wednesday in resolving a longtime dispute with neighboring Greece over the name Macedonia.

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More than half of the population in Central Africa will need humanitarian assistance in 2018

The humanitarian crisis that the Central African Republic endured last year persists. Due to violence perpetrated by armed groups, more than one in four Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee. In one year, the number of internally displaced persons has increased by more than 70 percent since the first quarter of 2017. This has prevented thousands of children from enjoying their basic right to education. The combination of these factors means that by 2018, 2.5 million Central Africans will need humanitarian assistance.