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As tensions on Korean Peninsula grow, UN chief urges world to 'dial up' diplomacy

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to journalists at a press encounter.

UN humanitarian team activated in Nepal in wake of severe floods and landslides

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People displaced by the floods take temporary refuge along a road in southern Nepal.

Dramatic increase in violence in the Central African Republic - UNICEF

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Children play table football in Bangui’s airport Mpoko camp for internally displaced persons.

Burkina Faso Ends Operation Against Suspected Jihadists

Burkina Faso's security forces have ended their operation against suspected Islamic militants who opened fire on a restaurant in the country's capital, killing at least 18 people and wounding eight.

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