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Russia: Agreement Reached on Aid to Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has resolved the issues it has had with sending humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but said Monday in Berlin that no progress has been made in talks with his German, French and Ukrainian counterparts...

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US Expands Air Strikes to Help Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Dam

The United States has expanded its targeted air strikes aimed at Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, as Iraqi security forces push to retake the vital Mosul Dam. The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said the air strikes and...

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World Humanitarian Day: honouring those who help others

Little attention is paid to volunteers, but their tireless and sometimes dangerous work helps to make a difference to the millions of victims of natural and man-made disasters. Every year World Humanitarian Day is held on 19 August to honour the...

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Libya: UN mission condemns 'grave escalation' in fighting, urges ceasefire

Displaced people in eastern Libya outside the town of Ajdabiya.