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Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board

The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the "Loss and Damage" fund created by U.N. talks, marking another step towards providing financial help for

Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board
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Switzerland signs membership bid for European Sky Shield project

Neutral Switzerland has applied to join the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) air defence scheme at a time of heightened anxiety over security due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Switzerland signs membership bid for European Sky Shield project
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Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next phase following the initial one in June, the

Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
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Putin hosts India's prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers’ relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital

Putin hosts India's prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
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UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza

The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human

UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
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Swiss government adopts more EU sanctions against Russia

Switzerland has expanded its sanctions against Russia to include additional measures recently taken up by the European Union against Moscow over its ongoing aggression against

Swiss government adopts more EU sanctions against Russia
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The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
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UN assessment suggests Ukraine children's hospital hit by Russian missile

A lethal strike on a children's hospital in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, was likely caused by a direct hit from a Russian missile, the head of the U.N. human rights monitoring mission

UN assessment suggests Ukraine children's hospital hit by Russian missile
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Kremlin says, without stating evidence, that Ukrainian fire hit Kyiv children's hospital

Russia denied on Tuesday that it had attacked a Kyiv children's hospital and said, without providing evidence, that Ukrainian anti-missile fire was to blame for Monday's strike.

Kremlin says, without stating evidence, that Ukrainian fire hit Kyiv children's hospital
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Russia's war threatens Ukraine's Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope

Russia’s war on Ukraine is demolishing the seeds of a sports culture that was a European powerhouse

Russia's war threatens Ukraine's Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
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Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia's invasion

More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the war, including many of the country's brightest Olympics prospects

Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia's invasion
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Kyiv hospital took direct hit from Russian missile, UN analysis suggests

A U.N. rights mission said on Tuesday there was a "high likelihood" that Kyiv's main children's hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile

Kyiv hospital took direct hit from Russian missile, UN analysis suggests
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Australia appoints special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country

The Australian government has named a special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began

Australia appoints special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country
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Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says

Russia's deepening military cooperation with North Korea has underlined the need for Japan to forge closer ties with NATO as regional security threats

Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says
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NATO Washington summit: Who are the leaders to watch?

Leaders of NATO's 32 member countries meet this week in Washington for a summit of the transatlantic security alliance, with further military and financial support for Ukraine high on the

NATO Washington summit: Who are the leaders to watch?
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Philippines rejects China's accusation of environmental damage in South China Sea

The Philippines rejected on Tuesday China's accusation that its grounded warship on the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China had damaged the coral reef ecosystem in the

Philippines rejects China's accusation of environmental damage in South China Sea
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Elite North Korea military trainees visit Russia amid deepening ties

A North Korean elite military training delegation has left for a visit to Russia, the North's state media said on Tuesday, the first military exchange between the two countries since

Elite North Korea military trainees visit Russia amid deepening ties
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More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy

Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed more than two dozen people while advancing tanks in Gaza City

More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy
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‘Huge disappointment:’ Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital

‘Huge disappointment:’ Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital

‘Huge disappointment:’ Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital
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Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
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Zelensky arrives in Washington for NATO summit with support for Ukraine’s war effort top of the agenda

Zelensky arrives in Washington for NATO summit with support for Ukraine’s war effort top of the agenda

Zelensky arrives in Washington for NATO summit with support for Ukraine’s war effort top of the agenda
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In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs

The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti says “there’s no room for failure” and is committing to ensuring democratic elections

In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs
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DFW's Jamaican community concerned as Hurricane Beryl damages homeland

DFW's Jamaican community concerned as Hurricane Beryl damages homeland

DFW's Jamaican community concerned as Hurricane Beryl damages homeland
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Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
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Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS

The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have ruled out returning to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize regional efforts to revert coups and curb the violence spreading across the region

Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS

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