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UN chief urges maximum restraint amid reported breaches of South Sudan ceasefire

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the Security Council on his trip to South Sudan.

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Despite recent escalation, full-blown conflict in Ukraine can be averted – Ban

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Ukrainian flags in front of the House with Chimaeras, Kyiv.

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Bread for the World Delivers Mother’s Day Message to Speaker Boehner: Preserve Families, Pass Immigration Reform

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Hollande Calls for African Summit on Boko Haram

French President Francois Hollande is calling on African leaders to meet in Paris later this week for a summit on how to deal with Boko Haram.

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Ukraine's Turchynov: Referendums a 'Farce'

Ukraine's interim president has slammed the rebel-held referendums in eastern Ukraine as a "propaganda farce without any legal basis."

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Young Europeans set policy goals to new European Parliament

Quality jobs for European youth, the recognition of informally acquired skills and ending the exploitation of interns and forced mobility were some of the goals the participants at the European Youth Event (EYE) set at the end of three days of discussions in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The around 5000 young people also called for uniform EU election rules, better education about EU affairs and the support of digital innovation.

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Stop British Nazi Stooges' Drive to WW III

Barack Obama's brazen offenses against all human decency and the U.S. Constitution, on behalf of the British Empire, have reached the point where he can only fight to delay his political demise. The White House's defense of the Nazi-riddled Kiev regime, which burned its opponents alive in Odessa on May 3, its blaming of Russia for these horrors, and lies about the reality of the provocative Nazi takeover of Ukraine, have crossed the line. Coming on top of the recent exposure of Obama's coverup in the Benghazi operation, and multiple other violations of law which put the very existence of the U.S. Republic at risk, this latest behavior by the President calls out for his immediate impeachment.

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UK speaks in support of EU statement on tensions in South China Sea

UK Foreign Office Minister of State comments on recent incidents in the South China Sea.

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Ban welcomes agreement to resolve South Sudan crisis, demands end to hostilities

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On a visit in South Sudan on 7 May 2014, the Secretary General has repeatedly called on both sides to find a political solution and put an immediate end to the violence, which has led to suffering of so many innocent civilians.

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On Migratory Bird Day, UN taps tourists to help protect world's original long-distance travellers

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A male egret with mating plumage at the Mysore Bird Sanctuary, Ranganthittu, India.