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Security Council holds emergency meeting on Gaza; Ban meets with Abbas in Qatar

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, Qatar.

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Diplomatic Crisis Grows Over MH17 Plane Crash

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Ukraine: Russians Shot Down Malaysia Flight

Ukraine's counterintelligence chief says his country has "compelling evidence" that shows Russians played a role in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines flight over a separatist-controlled region near the Russian border.

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Iraq: ISIS Abducting, Killing, Expelling Minorities

Armed Group Targeting Christian Nuns, Turkmen, Shabaks, Yazidis

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A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) holds an ISIS flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.

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Iraq: MEPs reject jihadist terrorism and call for sustainable political solution

Attacks by the Islamic State (IS) on the Iraqi state and its citizens, including summary executions and the imposition of harsh interpretations of Sharia law, were strongly condemned in a European Parliament resolution passed by a show of hands on Thursday. At the same time, the resolution urges the Iraqi security forces to respect Iraq's international commitments on human rights and fundamental freedoms while fighting the IS and other terrorist groups.

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MEPs call on Russia to cooperate with Ukrainian peace plan

Russia should back the peace plan offered by Ukraine, respect the ceasefire and withdraw its mercenaries via the retreat corridor, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Thursday. They call the EU countries to ban arms sales to Russia and help Ukraine to secure its gas supply via reverse gas flows. MEPs also state their readiness to ratify the association and free trade deal with Ukraine.

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There can be no military solution, Ban says as Israel launches ground offensive against Gaza

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A large crowd gathers in front of a home that was destroyed during Israeli air strikes in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip (8 July 2014). Repeated air strikes have destroyed many homes during the recent escalation of violence.

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On criminal justice day, UN urges ratification of treaty setting up International Criminal Court

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and ICC President Sang-Hyun Song (August 2013).

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Child marriage shows no sign of abating in Jordan, UNICEF study shows

Sharp increase in marriage rates among Syrian refugee girls

More than 1 out of 10 girls in Jordan marries before the age of 18, a rate that has been relatively consistent over the past decade, despite a sharp increase among Syrian refugees in the country, according to the findings of a new UNICEF study.

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Agencies welcome UN Security Council Resolution on humanitarian access in Syria

Joint statement by UNICEF, the World Food Programme, and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Security Council Resolution 2165

We welcome Security Council Resolution 2165 on humanitarian access in Syria, which should enable us to reach up to 2.9 million more people with vital aid. This resolution represents a breakthrough in our efforts to get aid to Syrians in need.