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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Gaza Has Become 'Graveyard' For Children, Says UN Palestinian Agency Chief
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a 'graveyard' for children.
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Palestinians Say 100,000 Residents Trapped In Israel's North Gaza Offensive
Israeli tanks thrust deeper on Monday into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency service said, in what the military said were operations to eliminate regrouping Hamas militants.
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UN Aid Worker Killed In Strike On Vehicle In Gaza
An UNRWA employee was killed in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, the latest aid worker death in the war-torn territory.
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Israeli Forces Tighten Siege In Gaza, Target Schools And Shelters
Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.
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Israeli Shelling In Northern Gaza Kills 10, Heightening Evacuation Fears
At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured in northern Gaza on Monday after Israeli tank shells hit people queuing for food, Palestinian medics said, as fears mounted in the enclave that Israel plans to displace all residents from the north.
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19 Killed In Israeli Strikes As Troops Push Deeper Into Gaza's Northern Enclave
Israeli military strikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 19 Palestinians, medics said on Saturday, while forces continued to push deeper into the Jabalia area, where international relief agencies say thousands of people are trapped.
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Israeli Strike Kills 17 At Refugee Camp, Says Gaza Civil Defense Agency
Gaza's civil defence agency on Tuesday said an Israeli strike killed at least 17 people at a refugee camp in the centre of the territory, as Israel's military targets Hamas positions
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Hamas Confirms Death Of Its Leader In Lebanon In Israeli Airstrike
Palestinian militant group Hamas said its leader in Lebanon was killed Monday in a strike on the country's south, as official media reported a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp.
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The Tragic Tale Of 2 West Bank Teenagers Freed In Gaza Truce
Newly freed from an Israeli prison, Wael Masha rode atop friends' shoulders through the streets of his West Bank refugee camp before bursting into his home to kiss his mother's feet.
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1.1 Million People Came To Germany From Ukraine In 2022
Some 1.1 million people arrived in Germany from Ukraine in 2022, exceeding the influx of migrants from the Middle East around 2015, Germany's federal statistical office said on Thursday.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Solar Energy Powers Clean Water, Business Opportunities For Refugees In Tanzania
Sadick Thenest remembers how his 8-year-old daughter had a narrow brush with death two years ago, when she contracted cholera after drinking contaminated water.
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Donald Trump To Meet Pope May 24 In Potentially Awkward Encounter
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Pope Francis on May 24, the Vatican said on Thursday, a potentially awkward encounter given their diametrically opposing positions on immigration, refugees and climate change.
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Australia Remains Preferred Choice For Millionaires: Report
Australia is relatively immune to the turmoil in the Middle East and the related refugee crisis in Europe and it has lower inheritance taxes than the US and much lower inheritance taxes than the UK.
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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Gaza Has Become 'Graveyard' For Children, Says UN Palestinian Agency Chief
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a 'graveyard' for children.
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Palestinians Say 100,000 Residents Trapped In Israel's North Gaza Offensive
Israeli tanks thrust deeper on Monday into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency service said, in what the military said were operations to eliminate regrouping Hamas militants.
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UN Aid Worker Killed In Strike On Vehicle In Gaza
An UNRWA employee was killed in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, the latest aid worker death in the war-torn territory.
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Israeli Forces Tighten Siege In Gaza, Target Schools And Shelters
Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.
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Israeli Shelling In Northern Gaza Kills 10, Heightening Evacuation Fears
At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured in northern Gaza on Monday after Israeli tank shells hit people queuing for food, Palestinian medics said, as fears mounted in the enclave that Israel plans to displace all residents from the north.
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19 Killed In Israeli Strikes As Troops Push Deeper Into Gaza's Northern Enclave
Israeli military strikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 19 Palestinians, medics said on Saturday, while forces continued to push deeper into the Jabalia area, where international relief agencies say thousands of people are trapped.
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Israeli Strike Kills 17 At Refugee Camp, Says Gaza Civil Defense Agency
Gaza's civil defence agency on Tuesday said an Israeli strike killed at least 17 people at a refugee camp in the centre of the territory, as Israel's military targets Hamas positions
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Hamas Confirms Death Of Its Leader In Lebanon In Israeli Airstrike
Palestinian militant group Hamas said its leader in Lebanon was killed Monday in a strike on the country's south, as official media reported a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp.
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The Tragic Tale Of 2 West Bank Teenagers Freed In Gaza Truce
Newly freed from an Israeli prison, Wael Masha rode atop friends' shoulders through the streets of his West Bank refugee camp before bursting into his home to kiss his mother's feet.
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1.1 Million People Came To Germany From Ukraine In 2022
Some 1.1 million people arrived in Germany from Ukraine in 2022, exceeding the influx of migrants from the Middle East around 2015, Germany's federal statistical office said on Thursday.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Solar Energy Powers Clean Water, Business Opportunities For Refugees In Tanzania
Sadick Thenest remembers how his 8-year-old daughter had a narrow brush with death two years ago, when she contracted cholera after drinking contaminated water.
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Donald Trump To Meet Pope May 24 In Potentially Awkward Encounter
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Pope Francis on May 24, the Vatican said on Thursday, a potentially awkward encounter given their diametrically opposing positions on immigration, refugees and climate change.
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Australia Remains Preferred Choice For Millionaires: Report
Australia is relatively immune to the turmoil in the Middle East and the related refugee crisis in Europe and it has lower inheritance taxes than the US and much lower inheritance taxes than the UK.
