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Trump Says US Is 'Very Protective' of Baltic Region

U.S. President Donald Trump, who met with his Finnish counterpart at the White House on Monday, said the United States was "very protective" of the Baltic region, especially in terms of the northern European states' relations with Russia.

Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the Paris meeting of 28 August

“UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes commitments made at the Paris meeting on migration and asylum, on August 28th.

Myanmar: UN chief concerned by reports of civilian deaths during security operations in Rakhine state

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A boy from Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

In Kuwait, UN chief Guterres lauds country's humanitarian leadership, regional diplomacy

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In Kuwait, Secretary-General António Guterres takes questions from reporters.