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‘These are very dark times for Yemen’: senior UN official on air strike mass casualties

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande at a press conference.

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Hong Kong Police Urge Residents to Stay Away from Unauthorized Rallies

A major protest planned for Saturday was called off by organizers after an appeals board denied permission for the demonstration.

It is not clear whether some protesters would still demonstrate on their own.

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Tanzanian Journalist’s Lawyer Presses for Trial, Medical Care

A lawyer for Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera on Friday asked that he get a speedy trial and medical attention after more than four weeks of incarceration.

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‘Situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants needs greater global attention’

The number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has now reached 4.3 million and is growing by the day. As of today, there is no end in sight to this massive population movement, which includes an increasing number of people with vulnerabilities,...

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