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Ban calls for de-escalation of tensions amid new violence in Gaza and southern Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions amid the new wave of violence in Gaza and southern Israel, which has resulted in several Palestinian deaths, includin...

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Darfur: UN-African Union envoy urges combatants to accept that continued violence is a ‘dead end’

Acting Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator of UNAMID...

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Heavy Casualties Reported in Ambush on Kenyan Police

Gunmen in northern Kenya have killed at least 34 police officers who were hunting for cattle rustlers. Kenyan police say the officers were ambushed Saturday as their truck drove through the remote northern Baragoi distric...

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Strengthen fisheries enforcement to stop pirate fishing, end overfishing crisis – Greenpeace

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior recorded illegal fishing activities by two Sri Lankan tuna and shark boats in the Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the adjacent high seas on Friday before arriving in Colom...

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