In the volatile waters where the Persian Gulf meets the Arabian Sea, Iran maintains a formidable and seemingly permanent influence over the
CNN - While Trump has yet to give any public sign he's prepared to relinquish power, Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law and senior adviser, has approached him about conceding the election, two sources tell CNN Saturday.Trump has not denied the outcome of the election, privately at least, sources tell CNN.
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(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spirit of compromise, asking supporters of President Donald Trump to give him a chance, and calling on all Americans to turn the page from what he described as a "grim era of
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Joe Biden is officially the president-elect of the United States, with Kamala Harris set to step into the role of Vice President. Former President Barack Obama released a statement on Twitter celebrating the news, and congratulating Biden and Harris.
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At least 38 people, including many children are feared dead after one of the hundreds of overcrowded vessels carrying civilians fleeing insecurity in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, sank last week.
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There have been fewer potential cases of modern slavery identified since the UK began responding to COVID-19, and providing support survivors need has become more challenging, an Anti-Slavery Week panel discussion hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was told.
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The sharp escalation in violence in Syria’s northwest Idleb Governorate on 5 November is a cause for deep concern, said Mark Cutts, the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis.
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Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Mark Lowcock has allocated US$3 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help people affected by storms and floods in Viet Nam.
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According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), southern Luzon, one of the worst affected regions, is home to more than 35,000 Filipino migrants forced to return amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Many countries heard our call back in January when we rang our highest alarm by calling a public health emergency of international concern”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a regular press briefing in Geneva.
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“Over the past week, we have seen alarming violence erupt in the Oromia region as well as in Tigray”, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
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