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Yemen: first UN food aid arrives in Aden as intense fighting takes ‘serious toll’ on civilians

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The MV Han Zhi carrying enough food to feed 180,000 people for one month docked on 21 July 2015 at Aden’s oil port of Al-Buraiqa, Yemen.

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More people flee to Mauritania to escape insecurity in northern Mali

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Aminata, late-20s, and her family and other new arrivals sit inside one of the tents at Mbera Camp, some 50 km inside Mauritania.

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Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal

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The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution establishing a monitoring system for Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Director-General praises the people of Timbuktu for the reconstruction of the city’s mausoleums

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Afghanistan: UN Mission welcomes establishment of electoral system reform commission

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An aerial view of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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No alternative to Minsk Agreements, says CiO Dačić during visit to OSCE operations in Kyiv

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić visited the OSCE operations in Kyiv on 17 July , where he expressed his full support for their efforts aimed at addressing the crisis in and around Ukraine.

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Luxembourg Presidency priorities discussed by EP committees

The priorities of Luxembourg EU Council Presidency will be outlined to the various parliamentary committees by Luxembourg ministers in a series of meetings to be held during this week.

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South Ossetia: Ban calls on all parties to refrain from any steps that could be seen as 'provocative'

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DEA: Afghan Heroin Conspiracy Foiled

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced charges against three significant Afghan heroin traffickers, two of which were arrested in Thailand and subsequently brought to the United States. HAJI LAJAWARD, AMAL SAID SAID ALAM SHAH, a/k/a “Haji Zar Mohammad,” and HABIBULLAH were charged with conspiring to import heroin into the United States on July 17. LAJAWARD and SHAH were arrested in Thailand on June 13, 2015, and subsequently brought to the United States. They will be presented and arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis this afternoon. HABIBULLAH remains at large.

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South Sudan: UN official cites will of the people to achieve peace despite 'bleak' situation

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Children at a protection of civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, run by the UN Mission, perform at a special cultural event in March 2015.