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Britain has appointed a minister of loneliness to combat social isolation experienced by one in 10 Britons.

Sports Minister Tracey Crouch will add the job to her existing portfolio to advance the work of slain lawmaker Jo Cox, who set up the Commission on Loneliness in 2016.

The conflict in Syria has resulted in a serious deterioration in access to health services for civilians across the country.

Beneficiaries queue for food assistance at the UNRWA distribution centre in Sahnaya, Damascus in Syria.

A baby gets his weight measured in a UNICEF supported child clinic in Nganza, Kananga.

An infant who was born prematurely receives treatment in Alsadaqah Hospital, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen.

A view of downtown Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Secretary General António Guterres briefs an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his concerns for 2018.

In a wide-ranging hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a Senate committee she did not remember hearing President Donald Trump use vulgar language to describe Haiti and African countries during a meeting last week with lawmakers at the White House.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon refused to answer questions Tuesday from lawmakers who are investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election.