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Nagorno-Karabakh refugees seek new life in Armenia

Having fled in the tens of thousands, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh now face an uncertain future and must contemplate their next moves in Armenia. Many refugees are relying on volunteers for basic necessities and temporary shelter.

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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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Dozens of soldiers killed in attack near Mali

At least 29 soldiers have been killed in an attack in western Niger, according to the country’s defense ministry. A three-day national mourning period was declared in the country over the incident that involved “improvised explosive devi...

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More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled the region after it was recaptured by Azerbaijan. Only a small fraction remain despite Azerbaijan's assurances that they will be integrated as equal citizens.

Al Jazeera

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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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Biden calls on Republicans to back Ukraine spending bill

U.S. President Joe Biden is pressing congressional Republicans to back a bill to provide more aid to Ukraine, after the stopgap-funding bill that kept the government open left aid to the country out.

Reuters

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Ukraine mandates military service for female medical personnel

In Ukraine, new legislation goes into effect on Sunday mandating women with medical backgrounds to register for military service. The country is preparing for what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is describing as 'a long war'.

Al Jazeera

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More than 100,000 flee Nagorno-Karabakh region

A United Nations spokesperson says the UN is sending a humanitarian team to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend as more than 100,000 refugees have now arrived in Armenia from neighbouring Nagorno-Karabakh. It comes after Azerbaijan retook cont...

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Fears 100,000 refugees fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

The United Nations is sending a mission to the Nagorno-Karabakh region- its first access there in nearly 30 years. The mission is to identify the humanitarian needs of residents there.

Al Jazeera

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UN mission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh after military offensive

Ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh — 90,000 of them and counting — just keep coming. They mourn the lives they left behind, traumatized by the conflict they're fleeing in the contested region that is internationally recognized as ...

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Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh continues

An estimated two-thirds of Nagorno-Karabakh's population has already fled the former autonomous enclave in Azerbaijan. Refugees arriving in neighboring Armenia told DW that they fear reprisals from Azeri authorities who took back control...

DW News

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NATO pledges additional aid to Ukraine

NATO's secretary-general has promised more support for Ukraine in its counteroffensive against Russia. Jens Stoltenberg has been hailing progress made by Ukrainian forces during a visit to Kyiv. But there are political splits between Ukr...

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Putin meets with top Wagner commander

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown on state television on Friday meeting Andrei Troshev, one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group. They discussed how best to use "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.

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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...

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Over 70,000 refugees have fled Karabakh

About 70,500 refugees have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia in a matter of days after Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive, according to Yerevan. That is about 85 percent of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians who had lived in the troubled enclave...

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Azerbaijan arrests former Nagorno-Karabakh leader

A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh was arrested by Azerbaijan as he tried to escape into Armenia. Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire banker and philanthropist, headed Karabakh's separatist governmen...

France 24

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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...

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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 ...

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Dam destruction sparks clean water crisis in Ukraine

The June 6 destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam not only caused deadly flooding and lowered the level of water used to cool the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's reactors; it created an ongoing water crisis in a region where people depe...

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French ambassador to Niger returns to Paris

France's ambassador to Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday after weeks of tensions with the post-coup regime in the West African country who demanded his expulsion.

France 24

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U.S soldier Travis King in American custody

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who ran into North Korea in July, has returned to American custody after being expelled by North Korea into China.

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Roads out of Karabakh jammed as Armenians flee

Hungry and exhausted Armenian families continue jamming roads while fleeing their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azeri president has said there would be no further military action in the breakaway enclave. The U.S. has announced $11.5 mi...

Reuters

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Mass-exodus from contested Armenian territory

Roughly 30,000 ethnic Armenians who live in Nagorno-Karabakh have already decided to flee their homeland with many more potentially to follow. It appears many in the population of about 120,000 see leaving the long-disputed region in Aze...

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South Korea stages large military parade

South Korea has held its first large-scale military parade in 10 years. Armed Forces Day is being marked as Seoul takes a tougher approach to dealing with North Korea.

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Russian Black Sea commander spotted after claims he was killed

Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, has been shown attending a meeting a day after Ukrainian special forces claimed he died in a barrage of missiles.

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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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France withdraws military forces from Niger

President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country as a result of the coup that removed the democratically elected president. Thousands of people gath...

France 24

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Sudan's displaced millions struggle to survive

Sudan's conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has forced millions from their homes. They face malnutrition and floods as they lodge in shelters beset by crumbling walls and scorpions. Survival depends on han...

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