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Emergency Medical Evacuations Begin in Syria

Humanitarian groups have begun evacuating sick people from a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

The United Nations had called for an emergency evacuation of nearly 500 patients stranded in Eastern Ghouta, home to 400,000...

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Yemen: 1,000 Days in, Children Bear the Brunt of an Endless War

On December 20, marks 1,000 days since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen, which has already led to thousands of children dying from violence, hunger or preventable diseases like cholera.

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Russia, China Urge Peaceful Resolution to North Korea Tensions

Russia and China each signaled Monday a desire for a peaceful resolution to the tensions surrounding North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile activity.

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Pope Calls for "Peace for Jerusalem" in Christmas Address

Pope Francis used his traditional Christmas message to call for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to help bring peace to the Middle East.

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