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Syria earthquake: ‘left behind’ and ‘forgotten’ says Brit-Syrian survivor
The United Nations says it is working urgently to get more aid into northern Syria, where areas devastated by the earthquake have seen little help. Rebel-held towns like Jandaris – close to the Turkish border – have had to make do without any of the supplies, heavy machinery and international rescue teams that have been…
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‘Bad buildings killed people not the earthquake’, Turkish construction boss says
Among the many questions about the scale of deaths in this disaster is why some buildings collapsed when they were surrounded by others that didn’t?
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Earthquake: Emergency upon emergency as crisis hits war-torn Syria
In Syria, as in Turkey, they are desperately going through rubble, trying to pull survivors out. With the official number killed heading towards 2000.
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‘When it comes to Syria, it is a much more complicated issue’, says Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell on quake rescue
The Foreign Office has said this evening that a plane carrying 77 UK search and rescue specialists, state-of-the-art equipment and four search dogs has landed her in southern Turkey.
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Iraqi Youtuber killed by father in ‘honour killing’
The death of a young Iraqi Youtube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage across the country over the practice known as ‘honour killing’. 22-year-old Tiba al-Ali had been living in Turkey, where she posted regular videos about her daily life with her fiance. She was killed after returning to Iraq to…
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FactCheck: 200 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children still missing from UK hotels – what the government has said explained
What is the government doing about asylum-seeking children going missing from hotels and who is legally responsible for their welfare? Here’s what we know so far.
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Ukraine war: searching for the civilians snatched by Russia (dubbed)
Away from the frontline, Ukrainian and Russian human rights commissioners are meeting this week in Turkey to discuss further prisoner of war exchanges.
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Russia nuclear threat: UN and Ukraine discuss risk of ‘another Chernobyl’
As Russian attacks on Kharkiv in the East of Ukraine continue, the United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres has arrived in the country’s West to seek a solution to the violence.
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Syrian refugees stranded on Greek islet after attempting to enter country
Dozens of Syrian refugees are stranded on a Greek islet beside a highly militarised border crossing – as they attempted to enter the country from Turkey to seek asylum.
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Ukraine and Russia agree deal to allow grain exports
Russia and Ukraine have agreed two deals that will reopen Black Sea ports used to export millions of tonnes of trapped Ukrainian grain.
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European security architecture has ‘collapsed’, says Finnish foreign minister
In Madrid, we caught up with the Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, and began by asking him about Turkey lifting their veto over Finland and Sweden joining the alliance late last night – what did he think had changed their mind?
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Ukraine war: Nato declares Russia ‘direct threat’ to security
In Madrid, the priority has been to show a united front and even before the doors opened on this massive exhibition hall, Turkey had been persuaded to drop its veto for Sweden and Finland joining Nato.
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‘Little Amal’ artistic director on hope and the importance of refugees
Amal means hope in Arabic, and the puppet has now moved thousands of miles across the world in support of refugees.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine could bring ‘unprecedented wave of hunger’
The UN chief has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could bring an “unprecedented wave of hunger and misery”, as Moscow came under renewed pressure to lift its blockade of Ukrainian ports.
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Ukraine Russia conflict: How fight for control could influence peace negotiations
While fighting continues across the country, a new round of talks are due to begin tomorrow in Turkey between Ukraine and Russia.