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Syria, Turkey, Kunduz bombing and Libya: MEPs call for greater EU engagement

The EU must do more to spur stability and security in Libya, MEPs said on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they demanded a full and independent investigation into the airstrikes against the hospital in Kunduz, called for more EU diplomatic efforts to end the Syrian conflict and warned against compromising human rights in cooperating with Turkey over the refugee crisis.

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Top UN refugee official calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

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Haqmal (centre), a six year-old returnee from Pakistan loves his new school, the Ansarul-Momineen School in Pajhman, Kabul District Afghanistan.

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No humanitarian agencies left in besieged Afghan city of Kunduz after hospital bombing – UN

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Internally displaced persons in Kunduz, Afghanistan, waiting for assistance from UN humanitarian agencies, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF, on 31 May 2015.

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Foreign terrorist fighters pose ‘significant and evolving’ global threat, warns new UN report

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The aftermath of a bombing attack in Iraq (file photo).

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UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

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Haqmal (centre), a six year-old returnee from Pakistan loves his new school, the Ansarul-Momineen School in Pajhman, Kabul District Afghanistan.

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Extremists ‘terrified of history,’ UNESCO chief says, deploring destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

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Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria.

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South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas

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Livelihood kits being delivered to hard-to-reach areas in South Sudan through FAO’s helicopter operation.

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Boko Haram violence an 'affront to humanity,' Ban declares, reaffirms UN support to Nigerian Government

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Aftermath of Boko Haram’s bombing of the Nyanya bus park in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Following latest deadly attack in Jerusalem, UN chief warns of 'dangerous slide towards escalation'

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Street scene in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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25 years since German reunification: The role of the European Parliament

Germany celebrates on 3 October 25 years of reunification. After the Berlin wall fell in 1989, East and West Germany reuniting became an obvious next step. Parliament set up a special committee to look at the possible impact of this. "German reunification was, in a way, an informal form of enlargement of the European Union," said Elmar Brok, who was a committee member and is still an MEP on 2 October. He and other MEPs share with us their memories of this period.