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More than 5.4 million Ukrainians flee war as refugees
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Russia admits striking Kyiv during UN chief's visit
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Colombian protesters clash with police on anniversary of unrest
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Islamic State claims deadly bomb blasts on minibuses in Afghan city
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Canada looks to prosecute crimes on the Moon
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Two bomb blasts aboard separate minibuses killed at least nine people Thursday in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif, police said, a week after a deadly explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the northern city.
Controversial asylum reforms become law in UK
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Malaysian facing execution in Singapore wins reprieve
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Another 55,000 Ukrainian refugees flee war
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UN chief condemns 'absurdity' of war in Ukraine visit
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Pakistan PM Sharif heads to Saudi for first foreign visit
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Israelis stand silently to remember the Holocaust
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UN chief in Ukraine after EU-Russia gas row
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Asian markets enjoy respite from heavy selling pressure
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