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Turkey's Erdogan Claims Victory in Presidential Election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the county's presidential election, giving him a new term as the office of president gains more power.

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Gap between refugee resettlement needs and opportunities widens

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warned of a widening gap between the number of refugees in need of resettlement and the places made available by governments around the world.

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Two Girls Orphaned and Badly Injured by Shrapnel Following an Airstrike in Yemen

Save the Children has begun assisting two sisters, Shadia*, 2, and Wafa*, 6, who have been orphaned and badly injured following an airstrike that hit near their parents' vehicle, close to the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.

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Fleeing Venezuela: MEPs to probe humanitarian conditions in Colombia and Brazil

MEPs will visit Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil to assess the humanitarian situation of people fleeing Venezuela.

From 25 to 29 June, five MEPs headed by Agustín Díaz de Mera (EPP, ES) will travel to Colombia’s capital city Bogotá...

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