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Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
By Rahim Faiez On June 25, 2023 ISLAMABAD (AP) — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for…
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Haitians suffer in shelters as gang violence displaces thousands
On June 23, 2023 Haitians seek safety in makeshift shelters, parks and abandoned buildings, with little aid or prospect of going home. A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil neighbourhood, killing…
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Ukraine updates: IAEA in Russia to ease Zaporizhzhia fears
On June 23, 2023 The UN atomic agency’s head, Rafael Grossi, said the meeting was “timely.” Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy said Moscow has hidden the bodies of those killed in the…
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Rohingya in Bangladesh protest to be sent home after UN aid cut
On June 9, 2023 Tens of thousands of refugees demonstrate in Bangladesh camps to push for repatriation to Myanmar after food ration is slashed. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees…
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Palestinian toddler shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies of wounds
On June 5, 2023 NEBI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian toddler who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds…
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UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
By Samy Magdy On June 8, 2023 CAIRO (AP) — About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there…
Read MoreUkraine war: Girl, 2, killed and many injured in Dnipro after Russian strike
By James FitzGerald & Adam Durbin By June 4, 2023 A two-year-old girl has been killed and 22 injured after an alleged Russian air strike in a residential area of…
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Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy figures on Tiananmen Square anniversary
By Guardian staff and agencies in Hong Kong On June 4, 2023 At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of police…
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Iran begins trial of journalist who covered Mahsa Amini’s death
By Reuters On May 31, 2023 Niloofar Hamedi appears in court over her reporting on woman whose death sparked mass protests A revolutionary court in Iran has begun the trial of a…
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