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Swedes in Bangkok Share Earthquake Fears as City Grapples with Aftershocks

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Swedes in Bangkok Share Earthquake Fears as City Grapples with Aftershocks

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Swedish Helena Thorfinn was standing in the kitchen at home in central Bangkok when everything started shaking. The doors slammed, the wardrobe flew up, and the calendar swayed

UN Warns Gaza's Food Supplies May Run Out in Two Weeks

UN Warns Gaza's Food Supplies May Run Out in Two Weeks

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The food available in Gaza will only last for around two weeks, warns the UN's food agency WFP.

Sweden's Glaciers Face Rapid Decline as Global Warming Intensifies

Sweden's Glaciers Face Rapid Decline as Global Warming Intensifies

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Sweden's glaciers are extra vulnerable to global warming, according to a fresh report from the UN agency WMO. Within 75 years, most of them will probably be gone

UN Reports Over 21,600 Syrians Flee to Lebanon After Violence

UN Reports Over 21,600 Syrians Flee to Lebanon After Violence

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More than 21,600 people have fled from Syria to Lebanon after the wave of violence in western Syria at the beginning of March, according to the UN's refugee agency UNHCR.

Burundi President Accuses Rwanda of Plotting Attack, Calls for Dialogue

Burundi President Accuses Rwanda of Plotting Attack, Calls for Dialogue

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Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye claims to have "credible intelligence" that neighboring country Rwanda is planning to attack the country, reports BBC.

UN Scales Back Gaza Operations Following Headquarters Incident

UN Scales Back Gaza Operations Following Headquarters Incident

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The UN is to "reduce its footprint" in Gaza since an Israeli tank fired at one of the world organization's facilities last week and killed an employee and injured five others.

Israel Launches Targeted Ground Operation in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor

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Israel Launches Targeted Ground Operation in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor

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Israeli military has entered Gaza with tanks in a targeted operation against the Netzarim corridor. A "final warning" was issued that the hostages must be released

Rebels pull out of peace talks in Congo-Kinshasa

Rebels pull out of peace talks in Congo-Kinshasa

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The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 is withdrawing from the planned peace talks with the government of Congo-Kinshasa. The reason is said to be new international sanctions that are considered to undermine the dialogue

Israel Launches Second Wave of Strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel Launches Second Wave of Strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon

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Israel attacked Lebanon in waves of attacks on Saturday. The attacks were a response to rocket fire from Hezbollah militia strongholds in southern Lebanon

Multi-billion support to the new Syria

Multi-billion support to the new Syria

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Syria receives 5. 8 billion euros, equivalent to nearly 64 billion Swedish kronor, in support to help the war-torn country

Little interest in returning to Syria

Little interest in returning to Syria

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One person. The Syrians' interest in getting help from Norwegian authorities to return to their home country is, to say the least, lukewarm

Witnesses: The Regime's Men Pulled Out the Prisoners' Nails

Witnesses: The Regime's Men Pulled Out the Prisoners' Nails

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Mouths were sewn together without anesthesia, nails were pulled out and electric shocks were directed at the genitals. Former prisoners testify about torture in Bangladesh's secret prisons under the previous regime

Over 50 dead after US airstrikes

Over 50 dead after US airstrikes

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Over 50 people are reported to have been killed in the US air strikes against Yemen. The White House says at the same time that several Houthi leaders have been killed – and emphasizes that the attacks should be seen as a signal to Iran

Demands for ceasefire ahead of talks in Congo-Kinshasa

Demands for ceasefire ahead of talks in Congo-Kinshasa

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Angola's President João Lourenço – who is meddling in the conflict in eastern Congo-Kinshasa – is calling for a ceasefire ahead of the peace talks that begin next week.

UN: Russia has committed crimes against humanity

UN: Russia has committed crimes against humanity

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Russia has made itself guilty of torture and enforced disappearances in Ukraine, both crimes against humanity, it emerges from an investigation conducted by the UN.

The Alarm: One Million Myanmar Nationals Will Go Without Emergency Aid

The Alarm: One Million Myanmar Nationals Will Go Without Emergency Aid

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The UN's food agency WFP is cutting off aid to over one million people in Myanmar from April onwards. The reason is said to be a critical lack of money

UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

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The American decision to stop supporting aid efforts can mean "a seismic shock" for global humanitarian work, according to the head of the UN agency Ocha.

Attempt at Peace Talks on Eastern Congo-Kinshasa

Attempt at Peace Talks on Eastern Congo-Kinshasa

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South Sudan "on the brink of civil war"

South Sudan "on the brink of civil war"

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New violent clashes and skirmishes between rival leaders in South Sudan mean that the country is "on the brink of a civil war". This is warned by the East African cooperative organization Igad

After the Supreme Commander's Meeting: This is How Europe Can Protect Ukraine

After the Supreme Commander's Meeting: This is How Europe Can Protect Ukraine

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Europe wants and can stand up for Ukraine if the war ends – but exactly how is still too early to say. But it can go fast, says Supreme Commander Michael Claesson after Tuesday's defense chiefs' meeting in Paris

Syria: "Illegal Revenge" is Not Allowed

Syria: "Illegal Revenge" is Not Allowed

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"Illegal retaliation" must be avoided. This is the message from the investigative committee set up by Syria's new leadership after the recent days' killing of hundreds of civilians – most of them Alawites and Christians

UN warns after Israel's power outage in Gaza

UN warns after Israel's power outage in Gaza

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Israel's decision to cut off the power supply to Gaza will have serious consequences. The UN warns

Congo: 50 million for captured militia leaders

Congo: 50 million for captured militia leaders

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Equivalent to over 50 million kronor for information leading to the capture of leaders within the M23 militia. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are offering money to curb unrest in the country

Over 1,000 dead in Syria – reports of massacres

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Over 1,000 dead in Syria – reports of massacres

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At least 745 civilians from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by security forces and allies over the past three days, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). "This is one of the largest massacres in the Syrian conflict," says SOHR chief Rami Abdulrahman in a statement