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PACE rapporteur demands explanations over far-reaching media restrictions in Turkey

The General Rapporteur on media freedom of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has warned that sweeping new restrictions on the media in Turkey could “undermine public trust” in its institutions and hand a victory to the instigators of the...

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After Terrorist Attacks, Cooperation With Russia Is Even More Urgent

While France has been hit by five horrendous terror attacks since the beginning of 2015, and brutal attacks have occurred in the same time frame in more than 30 countries (often more than once) in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Africa—the...

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Yemeni peace talks extended for another week – UN envoy

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In Yemen, internally displaced children stand outside their family tent after the family fled...

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93,000 Households from Pastoralists Counties in Kenya to Benefit from a US$77 World Bank Financing

The Government of Kenya on July 30 launched Kenya’s component of the US$197m Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP). Over 93,000 households whose livelihoods rely mainly on pastoral activities in the 14 participating counties are...

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