Ukraine claims 30 drones downed in major Russian UAV attack
The Ukrainian military claimed on Thursday that Russia had launched a "massive" drone attack overnight and that more than 30 ...
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Israeli strikes near Syria capital kill 3 civilians: state media
Damascus - Israeli air strikes near the Syrian capital early Monday killed three civilians, state media said. Displaced Syrian girl ...
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65.6m displaced worldwide
GENEVA-Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan had left a record 65.6 million people uprooted ...
Read moreRapes of girls, women leave scars from Colombia war
Like thousands of women, Zoraya suffered sexual abuse by fighters in Colombia's civil war. But that horror is secondary to ...
Read moreTwin Taliban suicide attacks in Kabul kill 16
Sixteen people were killed Wednesday in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults on two security compounds in Kabul, as the insurgents ramp ...
Read moreUS, Australian hostages appear in Afghan Taliban video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul. ...
Read moreUN appeals for $22b in aid
GENEVA"•The United Nations appealed Monday for a record $22.2 billion (20.9 billion euros) to provide aid in 2017 to surging ...
Read moreGoldberg: US wants to stay in Mindanao
The United States wants to remain involved in the campaign to quell Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, its ambassador ...
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