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As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages
Middle East

As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages

  IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves,…
Arab league discusses US support cuts to Palestinian refugees
Middle East

Arab league discusses US support cuts to Palestinian refugees

  The 150th regular session of the Arab League convened in Cairo on Tuesday, to discuss the suspension of US…
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
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More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN

  BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied…
Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts
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Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts

GENEVA (AP) — The top official with the UN’s Palestinian aid agency says countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,…
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead
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Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s coast guard said it recovered the bodies of five migrants on Thursday whose boat sank as…
Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers
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Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers

Hungary is starving some rejected asylum-seekers in transit zones to force them to drop their appeals. Human rights groups worry…
Germany reaches deal on sending back migrants to Greece
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Germany reaches deal on sending back migrants to Greece

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has reached an agreement with Greece to send back migrants to the Mediterranean country if they…
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
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Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya

  The Rohingya had no time to consider what to take as Myanmar forces drove the Muslim minority into Bangladesh…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
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UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship

  United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…
Aid group: Thousands of Yemeni children fleeing fighting
Middle East

Aid group: Thousands of Yemeni children fleeing fighting

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — About 3,000 Yemeni children are fleeing every day from the port city of Hodeida as fighting…
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