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Parliament's response to terrorist threat: Europol, passenger records, need for common action

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Document check at a border control

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MSF and Greenpeace launch life saving operations in the Aegean Sea

MSF calls for the opening of a safe and legal passage at the land border between Turkey and Greece

A joint operation to rescue people risking their lives on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece has been launched by international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) and environmental organisation Greenpeace.

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Germany’s €250 million contribution will reach children in the world’s most volatile conflicts - UNICEF

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Naem, 4, Aya, 2 and Duna, 6 displaced siblings from Ramadi, Iraq.

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On Slavery Abolition Day, Ban warns of enslavement, trafficking risks for refugees, migrants

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Bonded child labourer, Pakistan.

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Iraq: ‘vicious circle of violence’ claims nearly 500 civilian lives in November, UN mission reports

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Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province in Iraq.

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Thousands of stateless people given nationality in Thailand

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An ethnic Akha, Thida Arngee was stateless until she obtained Thai nationality four years ago.

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EP this week: circular economy, migration, terrorism

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MEPs have another busy week ahead of them

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Europol: deal on new powers to step up EU police cooperation and fight terrorism

The EU police agency Europol will be able to step up efforts to fight terrorism, cybercrime and other criminal offences and respond faster, thanks to a deal struck by Parliament and Council on new governance rules endorsed by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Monday. The new powers come with strong data protection safeguards and democratic oversight.

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Human cost of Iraq crisis is ‘devastating,’ UN deputy relief chief warns, urging increased humanitarian aid

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UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang (left), visits the Harshm IDP camp in Erbil, Iraq.

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COP21: Ban tells world leaders ‘a political moment like this may not come again’

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses High-level Meeting on Climate Resilience.