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Oct- 2023 -16 OctoberMiddle East
UN Chief Warns Mideast on ‘Verge of the Abyss’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for Hamas to release all hostages and for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning that the Middle East was "on the verge of the abyss."
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10 OctoberAfrica
Fighting Intensifies in East DR Congo
Clashes have intensified in DR Congo's east where the national army has deployed in areas it was chased out of at the start of the year, the UN and local sources said.
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5 OctoberAsia Pacific
Australian Warships Set Sail for Regional Presence Deployment
Three Royal Australian Navy ships are set to be deployed in Indo-Pacific waters as part of Australia's commitment to upholding regional peace.
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1 OctoberEurope
UN Mission Arrives in Karabakh, First Visit in 30 Years
A United Nations mission visited Nagorno-Karabakh, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the enclave.
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Sep- 2023 -27 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Korea on ‘Brink of Nuclear War,’ North Warns UN
North Korea told the United Nations that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States.
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27 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Ramped Up Mass Killings, Air Strikes: UN Rights Office
Myanmar's military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year, according to the UN's rights office.
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20 SeptemberAir
Australia Conducts North Korea Nuclear Activity Air Surveillance
The Australian Defence Force has conducted air surveillance over North Korea to monitor illegal nuclear weapons development.
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12 SeptemberAfrica
Armed Groups in Northern Mali Claim Capture of Key Town
Armed groups from northern Mali claimed to have captured the key town of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu.
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1 SeptemberMiddle East
UN Renews Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission After Dispute
The UN Security Council renewed the mandate for its peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year after tense debate around the troops' freedom of movement.
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Aug- 2023 -29 AugustAfrica
At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara: UN
At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the UN said as it appealed for the killings, violence, and rights abuses to end.
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