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Space community underlines need for stronger cooperation as UN conference in Dubai closes

Michael Simpson, Executive Director, Secure World Foundation (left); Simonetta Di Pippo,...

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Defence: why MEPs are pushing for closer cooperation

The security in and around Europe is deteriorating, while there are concerns over the incoming USA administration's commitment to backing Europeans' security through Nato. This week MEPs approve several measures to facilitate cooperation on defence...

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News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on the peace agreement in Colombia

“The new peace agreement signed today between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the FARC, holds out hope that vast numbers of people displaced within their own country can finally return home, on November 24. We...

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Let humanitarian aid reach the Syrian people, urge MEPs

All parties to the conflict in Syria should ensure humanitarian aid access throughout the country and cease bombing civilians, urge MEPs. Those responsible for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law should "sooner or later" face...

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