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Yemen's currency sees sharp decline as years-long conflict drags on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen] December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's national currency on Sunday fell to its lowest level against all other international currencies in years on Sunday, as the war-torn country's years-long military conflict deepens.
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EU's Borrell says Brussels working to forestall conflict between Russia, U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is making a diplomatic effort to prevent an escalation of tensions on the border between Russia and Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said.
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Presence of China's nuclear submarines in Taiwan strait could spark uninte
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 4 (ANI): The presence of a Chinese submarine recently in the Taiwan Strait underlines the danger of military vessels in the narrow waterway, which, analysts warn, could spark an unintended conflict, a media report said.
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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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Internal displacement rising globally despite COVID-19 mobility restrictio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Internal displacement is growing around the world despite COVID-19 mobility restrictions, triggered by such factors as natural disasters, military conflicts and violence, according to the World Migration Report 2022, published by the In
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UN seeks USD 109 million to support people in eastern Ukraine next year
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani on Tuesday launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan seeking $190 million to support next year 1.8 million people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Office for the Coor
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Ukraine's foreign minister blames Russia for stalled Donbas conflict resol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has accused Russia of blocking Normandy Format talks on the resolution of the conflict in southeastern Ukraine (Donbas).
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UN chief welcomes recent trilateral meeting on Karabakh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the recent meeting of the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders and notes Moscow's contribution to resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the UN chief's office said on Saturday.
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Australian peacekeepers restore order in the Solomon Islands after anti-Ch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra, [Australia], November 27 (ANI): Australian peacekeepers restore order to the Solomon Islands after anti-China riots as Sydney accuses Beijing of stoking conflict in the Pacific.
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9.4 million people 'living their worst nightmare' in northern Ethiopia due
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 27 (ANI) The number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance across northern Ethiopia has spiked as a direct result of ongoing conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
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Over half million people internally displaced in Afghanistan due to confli
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 26 (ANI): More than half a million people in Afghanistan have been internally displaced as a result of conflicts and insecurity in the country this year, according to a new report issued by the UN migration agency IOM.
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Ukraine holds counter-terrorism exercises in conflict-hit region
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], November 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have conducted counter-terrorism exercises in the country's conflict-hit eastern Luhansk region, authorities said in a statement on Thursday.
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