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UN: Famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the country's north and there...

Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times

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UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...

UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats

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JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has recalled its Gaza director after he faced threats over remarks in which he...

US taps groups to pick asylum-seekers to allow into country

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SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S....

Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...

US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut

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ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador...

UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...

UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...

In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology

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AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and...

Danish lawmakers approve plan to locate asylum center abroad

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country that is likely to...