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South Korea: North Believed to be Preparing for 4th Nuclear Test

Speculation is growing that North Korea is planning to conduct an underground nuclear test to coincide with President Obama’s visit to the peninsula this week.

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Pro-Russian Separatists Ready for a Showdown

Pro-Russian militants and separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine say they are determined to defy the government in Kyiv and maintain their occupation of government buildings in 10 cities across the region.

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Children of Kachin need protection and have a right to peace, says UNICEF

Recent fighting between the Myanmar National Army and the Kachin Independence Army in the vicinity of Man Win Gyi and Momauk areas (Southern Kachin State) has forced thousands of people, including an estimated 1,000 children, to leave their temporary...

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UN mission in South Sudan condemns ethnic killings in Bentiu

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UNMISS Mongolian battalion evacuating civilians on 16 April from Bentiu, Unity State, after...

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