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Steep increase in deadly boat journeys reflects Rohingyas’ desperation: UNHCR
The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal last year is a reflection of their growing desperation, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul
A former Afghan female legislator Mursal Nabizada and one of her bodyguards have been killed at her home in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.
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India
Don’t give legitimacy to Yogi Adityanath: Diaspora groups appeal World Economic Forum
An open letter signed by different Indian diaspora groups appealed to participants of the World Economic Forum to not "give legitimacy to Yogi Adityanath in the context of his...
World
Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal, 40 killed
At least 16 people have been killed after an aircraft carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal.
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India
Human rights body urges India to close airspace to Myanmar warplanes
"The Government of India should prevent Myanmar-junta fighter jets from accessing Indian airspace and take measures to protect ethnic-Chin and Indian civilians in border areas," Human right group, Fortify...
Opinion
Ukraine recap: battle of Soledar reveals a lot about the likely next phase of the war
Jonathan Este, The Conversation
Bitter fighting continues in the salt-mining town of Soledar, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. And depending on who is doing the reporting, either Russia...
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“Criminalize life-saving”: UN body on Greece’s migrant rescue trial
A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Throssell, on Friday released a statement expressing concern about the long-awaited migrant rescue trial that began this week...
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Israel kills 3 Palestinians in 24 hours, man standing on roof of his home among killed
Israeli army killed three Palestinians on Thursday as deadly attacks in the occupied territories continue.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalism student during West Bank raid
Israeli forces killed a 21-year-old Palestinian student while raiding a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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Bangladeshi American Muslim student killed by police in Cambridge
Arif Sayed Faisal, a 20 year old University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMASS) student and resident of Cambridge, was shot and killed by Cambridge police officers on 4 January in broad daylight.
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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London, on 15 March.
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Israel’s ultra-right govt tells police to remove Palestinian flags from public space
Israel's new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces. Ben-Gvir’s orders came after a Saturday mass anti-government protest in Tel Aviv,...
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