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Dec- 2017 -19 DecemberMiddle East
UN renews aid to Syria opposition areas as Russia abstains
The UN Security Council on Tuesday voted to renew cross-border aid deliveries to Syria's opposition-held areas but Russia, China and Bolivia abstained.
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8 DecemberAfrica
UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo base attack
Fourteen peacekeepers from the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo mission (MONUSCO) and five Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in North Kivu, the U.N. said on Friday.
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Nov- 2017 -20 NovemberMiddle East
Resignations from Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee ahead of crucial talks
Several members of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee, including HNC head Riad Hijab, have resigned ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia and Geneva
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10 NovemberTechnology
Killer robots? UN to hold talks on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
The UN is to begin talks on autonomous weapons, but a treaty governing killer robots remains distant, the ambassador leading discussions said
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