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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRASH AND DANGER OF WAR!

Is It One Minute Past Midnight?

A perfect storm is brewing: The Damocles sword of an imminent collapse of the trans-Atlantic financial system is hanging over the world, while the closely related strategic confrontation between the United States and Russia could shift at any moment from the now ongoing Cold War into a direct military confrontation—potentially the end of mankind. There is a way out, but it requires dumping geopolitics immediately, and thinking in terms of a completely new paradigm.

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UK steps up support to end modern slavery and child exploitation globally

UK will prioritise ending modern slavery and child exploitation around the world.

To mark the national day against slavery on October 18, UK International Development Secretary Priti Patel outlined an increase in support for women and girl refugees in Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, and for vulnerable people at risk of trafficking on migration routes in North Africa and Europe.

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Nigeria: bittersweet news as 21 kidnapped Chibok girls are released

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António Guterres appointed next UN Secretary-General by acclamation

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Secretary-General-designate, António Guterres, addresses the General Assembly on the occasion of his appointment as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Statement on Calais camp attributed to UNICEF special coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant crisis in Europe Marie-Pierre Poirier

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The dismantling of the Southern part of the "jungle" of Calais in March 2016.

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Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killings of worshippers in two mosque attacks

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UN mission 'extremely concerned' over increased incidents of violence across South Sudan

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A woman cooks a meal outside in the open air with her three children where she is camping with her family the night before being able to register for a ration card in Thanyang, South Sudan.

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CETA declaration shows contempt for EU citizens and parliaments

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Political polarization in DR Congo may spark ‘large-scale violence,’ UN envoy warns Security Council

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Demonstrators at the Echangeur de Limete, Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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European Youth Event: participants present ideas to Parliament's committees

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A participant takes the floor in the parliamentary chamber during the EYE event