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NATO, EU Press Russia on Ukraine

Speaking in a news conference with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance has seen the recent troop movements as Moscow continues to support separatists with equipment and special forces in eastern Ukraine.

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Nine million and counting: how to help the Syrian refugees

More than nine million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes in recent years due to the violence in the country, made worse by the Islamic State (IS), with many of them going to neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

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After 65 years, plight of Palestine refugees must be fully addressed, UN agency chief says

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Palestinians search the rubble of destroyed homes in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

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Ukraine Holds Crisis Talks Following Disputed Rebel Election

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold crisis talks with his security chiefs Tuesday after pro-Russian separatists held elections meant to assert their independence from Kyiv.

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Ebola Response Shaping US Political Landscape

The Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people in West Africa has emerged as an issue in the U.S. midterm elections. In recent days, President Barack Obama has been front and center on the Ebola response after polls showed many Americans disapproved of his handling of the situation.

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AU Pressures Burkina Faso Military to Transfer Power

The African Union has given Burkina Faso's military a two-week deadline to return power to a civilian transitional government.

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Syria: UN envoy proposes new plan to ‘freeze’ conflict, promote political solution

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Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

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Ukraine Awaits Results of Controversial Election

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have voted in controversial elections that Kyiv and the West say they will not recognize.

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Iraq Says IS Killed Over 300 From Single Sunni Tribe

Iraq says Islamic State extremists have executed more than 300 members of an Iraqi tribe in Anbar province, including 50 women and children whose bodies were found stuffed in a water well.

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Bangladesh Tycoon to be Executed for War Crimes

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has handed down the death sentence to a senior leader of the country's largest Islamist party for war crimes more than 40 years ago.