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Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict

Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of them in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, the United Nation’s children agency’s report said Wednesday. From cholera in Yemen to attacks on hospitals in Syria and the tens of thousands...

Iraq orders probe into abuses reported in Mosul battle

Iraq’s interior minister Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations that members of the security forces had tortured, killed and abused civilians in the campaign to oust Daesh (ISIS) militants from Mosul. The inquiry was in response to a report by the German newsmagazine Der...

Trump promises peace push after 'fantastic' pope talks

Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to use his US presidency to promote global peace after meeting Pope Francis, before heading into a high-stakes summit of the world's biggest military alliance. Meeting for the first time, the president and the pontiff sidestepped deep differences over issues...