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Iran nuclear deal: Powers seek to save agreement after US exit
WORLD

Iran nuclear deal: Powers seek to save agreement after US exit

Western powers say they remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal – after the US announced it was withdrawing from…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/05/2018
Saudi-led coalition strike kills at least 20 at wedding in Yemen – officials
WORLD

Saudi-led coalition strike kills at least 20 at wedding in Yemen – officials

Harrowing images of deadly bombing – the third to hit Yemeni civilians in recent days – emerge on social media…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/04/2018
Global child soldier index shows Girls used as ‘human bombs’
Main StoryWORLD

Global child soldier index shows Girls used as ‘human bombs’

By Ana Ionova Children were used to fight in at least 18 conflicts since 2016 – including as ‘human bombs’…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/02/201828/02/2018
Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns
WORLD

Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns

2017 was a brutal year for young people caught in conflict, UN agency says, citing their recruitment as fighters and…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/201730/12/2017
At least 109 civilians killed by Saudi coalition’s raids, U.N. says
WORLD

At least 109 civilians killed by Saudi coalition’s raids, U.N. says

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in air strikes in the past 10 days, including 54…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Sri Lanka’s vote is according to ‘traditional and principled position’ on Jerusalem
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Sri Lanka’s vote is according to ‘traditional and principled position’ on Jerusalem

Not against any member state of the UN Sri Lanka said today that its vote in favor of the United…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/2017
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine
WORLD

Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine

Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/11/2017

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