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Iraq needs support to ‘leave violent past behind’, says UN envoy as Security Council extends UN mission for one year

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Pictured here the destruction in 17 Tammuz district, western Mosul, Iraq, one of the most...

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Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools

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Sonia’s classmate and friend Oleksii also remembers the date his school was shelled for the...

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On World Bee day, human activity blamed for falling pollinator numbers

If you think you’re busy, then spare a thought for the world’s bees; for they, along with other insects and animals, are responsible for pollinating more than 75 per cent of the planet’s favourite food crops.

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UN chief calls for ‘enlightened self-interest’ from world leaders to save ‘the whole planet’ from climate change

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Vanuatu on the last stage of his Pacific Ocean mission to view...

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