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Security Council discusses explosions of communication devices in Lebanon
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Ukraine: Dozens of civilian deaths
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UN expert unveils new platform to assess impact of unilateral sanctions
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UNICEF seeks $58.8 million to stop monkey outbreak in Africa
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Pager manipulation is a flagrant violation of international law, UN experts say
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Half a million people will be forced to leave Ukraine due to Russian attacks on the country’s energy system
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The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution demanding that Israel withdraw its forces from the occupied Palestinian territories.
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