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A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against Sayfullo Saipov in the death of eight people killed during a truck attack on a bike path in New York City.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Kristin Davis visits Rohingya refugee children and their families to mark United Nations Universal Children's Day.

A US$5 million global partnership to provide life-saving food assistance to Syrians in need has been announced by HNA Group and the World Food Programme (WFP). The contribution from the Chinese conglomerate will enable WFP to support vulnerable Syrians in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan over a three-year period.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Kristin Davis meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Lawmakers in Zimbabwe plan to begin impeachment proceedings Tuesday against longtime President Robert Mugabe after he ignored a deadline to step down.

On 17 November 2017, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee (EU PSC) held their 10th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of their regular dialogue within the framework of the Africa – EU partnership.

Iranian media reports say that five Iranian Shrine Defenders — including two high-ranking commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — have been killed in the ongoing fight inside Syria.

After years of being shielded from deportation from the United States while their country recovers from a devastating 2010 earthquake, tens of thousands of Haitians will lose that security status.

Zimbabwe's longtime president Robert Mugabe is facing impeachment after making it clear in a televised speech he will not resign.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seriously concerned by proposals announced on November 17, by Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.