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UN approves peacekeeping mission to Haiti

The UN Security Council has voted to send a multi-national force to Haiti to help combat violence caused by gangs, which now control huge parts of the capital Port-au-Prince. The security mission will be led by Kenya and will include per...

TRT World

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EU ministers meet in Kyiv in display of solidarity

EU foreign ministers have held talks with their Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv, the first time such a gathering has taken place outside of the bloc. The meeting is designed to show solidarity and dispel any sense of fatigue with Ukraine's...

TRT World

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Ukraine put on brave face despite U.S aid cuts

EU foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for their first-ever meeting outside the bloc on Monday, broadcasting their support after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress left Ukraine war aid out of its rec...

CBC News

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Kyiv brushes off U.S, Slovakia wobbles in EU visit

EU ministers convened in Kyiv on Monday in their first ever meeting outside the bloc. They marked their support for Ukraine after both a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress left Ukraine war aid out of ...

Reuters

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China's National Day: Mounting challenges for Xi Jinping

Its 74 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Celebrations are being held across the country and by Chinese communities worldwide. But the event comes at a time of great challenges for President Xi Jinping.

Al Jazeera

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Nagorno-Karabakh exodus: Thousands flee contested region

Nearly all the estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled to Armenia. They fear persecution despite Baku's assurances of safety after Azerbaijan took control of the enclave last week.

Al Jazeera

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Gabon coup: One month on, people resort to mass strikes

A month after a coup in Gabon ended the 55-year-long reign of the Bongo family, people are desperate for change. But the transitional leadership has yet to provide a timeline for a return to democracy.

Al Jazeera

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One villager's 2,500-mile journey to flee Russia

Vira Chernukha, 76, took a 2,500-mile odyssey across three countries to get home from Russia, where she ended up during the invasion last year. She is now the sole resident of Ukraine's Dementiivka village and doesn't plan on leaving.

Reuters

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Maldives prepares for crucial Presidential run-off

Sunday's presidential election in the Maldives is expected to be close. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ground to make up, having finished behind his main challenger, Mohamed Muizzu in the first round of voting.

Al Jazeera

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DR Congo orders UN peacekeepers to leave

President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says he has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year.

Al Jazeera

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Armenian separatists to dissolve government

Officials in the self-declared breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh say it will cease to exist come January after the Azerbaijani military seized control and tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled. Officials from Azerbaijan insist th...

CBC News

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Soldier lands in U.S after North Korea expels him

Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July, landed at a U.S air base in Texas early Thursday. The Swedish government retrieved King in North Korea and brought him over the border into China, where he was taken...

Reuters

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French diplomat leaves Niger after standoff

France's ambassador to Niger has left the capital Niamey after a month-long standoff. Niger's military government ordered Sylvain Itte to leave the country in August, but Paris had refused to recall the diplomat, saying it did not recogn...

Al Jazeera

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Uncertain future for ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

Those leaving Nagorno-Karabakh take the only winding road connecting to Armenia, taking whatever they can strap to their cars, but with little idea of what will happen when they arrive.

CBC News

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Mexico calls for meeting amidst soaring migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for a meeting of foreign ministers from ten countries around Latin America to discuss migration, as record numbers of people make the dangerous crossing through the Darien Gap.

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Soldier in U.S custody after North Korea expels him

Private Travis King, the U.S soldier who ran into North Korea in July, is in U.S. custody and heading home after being expelled by North Korea into China, the United States said on Wednesday. Pyongyang has said he was seeking refuge due ...

Reuters

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Philippines removes South China Sea ‘floating barrier’

The Philippine coastguard has removed a “floating barrier” installed by China in a disputed area in the South China Sea, calling it a “decisive action” in “upholding international law”.

Reuters

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Russia's Navalny loses appeal against new jail term

Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost his appeal against a new 19-year prison term that extends his total sentence to more than 30 years.

Reuters

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Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Russia is reportedly seeking to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council. The BBC has obtained a copy of the paper Russia is circulating to UN members asking for their support. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffle...

France 24

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U.S. and Kenya sign defense agreement

The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement Monday that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments. The agreement guides the countries' defense relations for the next five years as the war in Ea...

France 24

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First US-made Abrams Tanks arrive in Ukraine

The first US-made M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says they would reinforce Kyiv's armored brigades. He did not specify how many tanks had arrived.

Al Jazeera

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France to pull troops out of Niger

France will pull its 1,500 soldiers out of Niger "by the end of the year," French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. That's after the West African country's July coup.

Reuters

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Zelenskyy addresses Canadian Parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Parliament, thanking Canadians for their unwavering support since Russia invaded — and asking for Canada to stick with Ukraine until it wins.

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Rising Canada-India tensions worry some in Punjab

India's Sikh-majority Punjab state is feeling the fallout from Canada's bombshell allegations over the government of India's involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

CBC News

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Shared intelligence tipped off Canada over murder plot

U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen says 'shared intelligence among Five Eyes partner,' - that Australia is a part of - had informed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the possible involvement of Indian agents in the murder of a...

Reuters

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Israel on cusp of region-reshaping peace with Saudi Arabia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is on the verge of normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. But a potential deal still faces long odds.

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China to help reconstruct war-battered Syria

China's President Xi Jinping called on the West to lift sanctions on Syria and offered Beijing's help in rebuilding the war-shattered country during rare talks with Syria's long ostracized leader Bashar al-Assad.

Reuters

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Zelenskyy ends U.S visit with pledge of $128m

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States Congress as some Republicans question the billions of dollars spent on aid to Kyiv. At the White House, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, promis...

Al Jazeera

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Canada has intelligence linking India to killing

The government of Canada has intelligence that includes communications between Indian officials — and diplomats — about the killing of Sikh separatist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, say Canadian government officials.

CBC News

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Zelenskyy wins Biden support but faces U.S skeptics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington Thursday (September 21) to appeal for help fighting Russia, winning warm words of support and weapons from Joe Biden but confronting skeptical Republicans who want to cut off aid.

France 24