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Over 286,000 afflicted with respiratory illness in Afghanistan since Janua
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Health Organization has announced that more than 286,000 people have been afflicted with respiratory illness in Afghanistan since the beginning of January 2024. Among those, 668 people have lost their lives.
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Soldiers uncover booby-trapped tunnel in Jenin refugee camp
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Soldiers operating in the Jenin refugee camp discovered tunnel shafts booby-trapped with explosives. Three wanted Palestinians were arrested and troops seized illegal weapons.
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UN Chief Guterres announces formation of independent panel to assess UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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Pakistan grants extension of residency for Afghan refugees amid challenges
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The caretaker government of Pakistan reportedly approved the extension of residency for 1.3 million undocumented Afghan refugees
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On PIL by Rohingyas against Facebook hate speech, Delhi HC says robust gri
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court has passed an order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by two Rohingya refugees against hateful content and speeches that originate from India on the Facebook platform and said that as there is a robust grievance redressal mechanism in existence, the petitioners
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'UNRWA's transition from inciting to taking part in terror was not surpris
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has come under fire following revelations of the involvement of at least 12 employees in the October 7 Hamas onslaught on Israeli communities near the Gaza border.
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UN Chief to meet with skeptical donors of embattled UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was set to meet on Tuesday with major donors to the embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations' Palestinian-only refugee organisation.
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea moved by Rohingya refugees for removal of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved the order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by two Rohingya refugees and sought direction from Facebook India and the Centre to monitor and promptly suspend or remove hate speech and harmful content that originates in India from its platform
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CAA has been demand of Hindu refugees since 1945: BJP leader Suvendu Adhik
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that CAA, which has been the demand of Hindu refugees since 1945, is going to be fulfilled.
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Israeli forces uncover tunnel rigged With explosives in Jenin Refugee Camp
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Israeli security forces uncovered a tunnel shaft rigged with explosive charges in the Jenin refugee camp as 19 Palestinians were arrested in counterterror operations in Judea and Samaria on Sunday night.
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Countries halt funding to UNRWA over complicity in October 7 massacre
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The US and a number of other countries suspended funding for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees after it fired a number of employees accused of participating in Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.
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China's repatriation of North Korean defectors, a way of supporting Pyongy
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Human rights experts have resisted China's latest claims that North Koreans fleeing into China are not political refugees but only illegal migrants seeking economic opportunities, emphasising that it is a way of supporting Pyongyang's authoritarian system, which is similar to China does, as
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