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Number of sea arrivals in Greece hits half million mark

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Mother and children waiting with other refugees to enter Vinojug reception centre at Gevgelija.

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Iran: how the nuclear agreement could create opportunities

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(From left) Dr Rouzbeh Parsi and Ellie Geranmayeh during the hearing at the Parliament

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Common security challenges across Mediterranean require stronger co-operation mechanisms, say participants at 2015 OSCE Mediterranean conference

Challenges affecting the Mediterranean region require co-operative solutions as they cannot be effectively tackled by any single country alone, assess participants at the 2015 Annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Jordan.

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Work together to fight online radicalisation and extremism, MEPs urge EU states

Illegal content that spreads violent extremism via the internet should be deleted promptly, but in line with fundamental rights and freedom of expression, say Civil Liberties Committee MEPs in a non-binding resolution voted on Monday. They also recommend ways to discourage recruitment of EU citizens as “foreign fighters” and call on EU member states to step up judicial cooperation to this end.

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Rachida Dati on the radicalisation of EU citizens: "A truly European response is needed"

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Interview with Rachida Dati

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EP this week: preventing radicalisation, Iran deal, Ukraine, EU banking sector

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MEPs have another busy week ahead of them.

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Welcoming Myanmar ceasefire, UNICEF says accord must cover 'every child, wherever they live'

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The ceasefire agreement in Myanmar is an historic step for children, who have suffered from some of the longest running civil conflicts in the world.

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Global event to turn world 'UN blue' to mark 70th anniversary of United Nations

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The Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the façades of the UN Secretariat and General Assembly buildings which brings to life each of the 17 goals, to raise awareness about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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More support needed for Somali refugees going back home from Kenya

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Somali refugees board a plane that will take them home to Mogadishu from Dadaab camp in Kenya.

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Seven people die off Lesvos as tensions flare at crowded reception facility

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A group of refugees disembark an inflatable boat after reaching the Greek island of Lesvos.

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