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The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

Venezuelans queue to have their travel documents processed by immigration authorities in Tumbes, a Peruvian city near the border with Ecuador.

Venezuelans queue to have their travel documents processed by immigration authorities in Tumbes, a Peruvian city near the border with Ecuador.

A Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition lawmaker is now facing charges of treason, after authorities dropped an illegal weapons charge.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern over the drought that has caused major crop losses in Central America on August 24, 2018.

The projects are the first of a wider package of €50 million for Iran, aiming to support the country to address key economic and social challenges. They are part of the renewed cooperation and engagement between the European Union and Iran following the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Zimbabwe’s highest court is expected to issue a ruling Friday on a petition in which the country’s main opposition group is seeking a nullification of July 30 presidential election won by the incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Participants of the 67th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference, held under the theme “We the Peoples…Together Finding Global Solutions for Global Problems”.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly used immigration as a means of rallying voters, both during his campaign and his presidency and is returning to it as a wedge issue for the November elections.

A lot has changed – for the better. When I joined Anti-Slavery International – its name was a more old-fashioned Anti-Slavery Society at that time – as a member, most people were genuinely surprised to learn that slavery still existed. They thought it was something for the history books.