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IFRC wraps up Hanoi meeting with calls for better disaster preparedness in Asia Pacific
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR The Israel-Hamas conflict, into its seventh week, has displaced more than 1.7 million people in the Gaza Strip,…
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Europe
Boat crammed with 280 migrants reaches Spain’s Canary Islands
A boat carrying 280 migrants landed Tuesday in Spain’s Canary Islands, having crossed one of the most dangerous migratory routes…
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Europe
Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
A migrant reception centre in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the…
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Europe
Azerbaijan closes only road linking breakaway Nagarno-Karabakh region to Armenia
Azerbaijan on Tuesday temporarily shut the only road linking its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, accusing the Armenian branch of…
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Europe
Why the Red Cross’ crisis is causing aid groups to rethink their financing
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last month announced it would lay off nearly 10 percent of its…
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