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North Korea has brought America and China closer

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MURDEROUS, thin-skinned and in possession of nuclear weapons, the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, has one good deed to his name: he has united America and China. Max Baucus, America’s ambassador to Beijing until January 2017, recalls the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, privately expressing “disgust” at Mr Kim’s reckless ...

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‘Worse than the Jungle’: Refugees face ‘acute’ lack of sanitation and ‘alarming’ police brutality on Italian border

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  Hundreds of refugees are facing a severe lack of sanitation and police brutality on the border between Italy and France, in what experts say is a situation “worse than the Jungle”, The Independent can reveal.   An estimated 700 displaced people, including scores of unaccompanied children, are currently sleeping ...

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UN chief urges Myanmar to end military operations in Rohingya crisis

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António Guterres warns that crisis is a breeding ground for radicalisation, criminals and traffickers, and risks creating international tension Associated Press 28 September, 2017 António Guterres warns that crisis is a breeding ground for radicalisation, criminals and traffickers, and risks creating international tension insurgent Rohingya group attacked police posts in ...

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Macron’s counter-terror bill risks France’s human rights record, say UN experts

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Liberty and security ‘under threat’ from bill proposing to end France’s state of emergency by transferring special police powers into permanent law The Guardian Angelique Chrisafis 28 September, 2017 A tough new French counter-terrorism bill could have discriminatory repercussions, especially for Muslims, and puts the country’s human rights record at ...

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