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DR Congo massacres linked to inter-communal violence: UN mission

FILE PHOTO: A policeman stands watch in a neighbourhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo. /Getty Images A source with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of C

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58 people killed in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province: official

FILE PHOTO: A policeman stands watch in a neighbourhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo. /AFP At least 58 people were killed by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militia in Ituri province

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Lebanese Sunni cleric warns against strife after Beirut shootout

Lebanon’s top Sunni Muslim religious leader warned against a slide towards violence on Tuesday after a deadly Beirut shootout added to concerns about deteriorating law

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Virus puts new strain on Gaza's overwhelmed health system

Palestinian doctors wear protective clothes as they work at the emergency room of the al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City, Sept. 7, 2020. /AP Dr. Ahmed el-Rabii spent years treating Palestinians wou

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Search for survivor in Beirut rubble grips grieving nation

Rescue workers used cranes, shovels and their bare hands in search operations that resumed early Friday in the rubble of a building that collapsed last month in Beirut’

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Protesters peacefully rally in Kenosha, monitored by National Guard

Jacob Blake's father speaks to a crowd gathered at Civic Center Park, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 29, 2020. /Reuters About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin,

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Thousands protest injustice on Martin Luther King speech anniversary

02:00 Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington to demand racial justice and police reform.They rallied at the spot where Martin Luther King Junior gave a historic civil right

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Zuckerberg admits Facebook's fault for not removing a militia post

Screenshot from Zuckerberg's Facebook page Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook's fault for not removing the page and event of a militia group, which encouraged armed civilians to protest before

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Mali's deposed president returns home under tight security

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned home Thursday after being detained for 10 days by the ruling military junta that staged a coup last week, a fami

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Facebook removes ‘Kenosha Guard’ militia account after shooter kills two at protest

Facebook has removed a local self-declared militia’s page and a related event following the events that unfolded last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Two people were killed and another was wounded

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Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops

Israeli soldiers sit in a tent next to their mobile artillery units near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, August 26, 2020. /AP The Israeli military struck what it said were posts belo

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15 killed, dozens wounded as twin blasts hit southern Philippines

At least 15 people were killed, including seven soldiers and a suicide bomber, and 75 others wounded in twin blasts in Sulu province, southern Philippines, around noon on Monday, the military said.Ma

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Iran voices concern about deadly attacks in Afghanistan, offers help in negotiations

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan expressed concern about an increase in insecurity in Afghanistan, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian

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Record case rises in Ukraine and Czechia: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Ukraine registered a record 2,328 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 2,134 set on Thursday. Total cases are at 102,971,

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APD | Core issue of Peace in the Middle-East

Editor's note: The author is Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), N

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APD | Core issue of Peace in the Middle-East

Editor's note: The author is Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), N

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Top UN officials salute real-life heroes doing "extraordinary things in extraordinary times"

Marking World Humanitarian Day, which falls on Aug. 19 annually, top UN officials on Wednesday honored the workers overcoming "huge challenges" to save and improve the lives of millions of women,