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Two small children who fled the escalating violence in Iraq.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.