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UK Minister calls for international action on accountability and support for Rohingya refugees

The UK Minister for the UN, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon will use a speech at the UN Security Council on Tuesday 28 August to call on the international community to increase financial support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

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Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms key for peaceful polls in DRC – UN mission chief

Security Council Considers Situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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North Korea to Release Japanese Tourist

North Korea says it will expel a Japanese tourist it had detained earlier this month.

The regime's official Korean Central News Agency identified the tourist as Tomoyuki Sugimoto in a short statement Monday. It said authorities "decided to...

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Referendum on Proposed Anti-Corruption Laws Falls Short in Colombia

A set of anti-corruption initiatives in Colombia failed to attract the required number of votes Sunday, despite earning nearly 100 percent support of the voters.

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