Says UN

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaida as they consolidate control over the country. And their main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former…
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Ten million people -- more than a quarter of the population -- have now fled their homes in Ukraine since Russia's invasion, the United Nations refugees chief said Sunday. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said nearly 3.4 million of the total…
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Africa's fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could shrink the continent's economy by 3% by mid-century, the U.N. climate agency warned on…
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