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A U.N. and Venezuelan flag hang outside the building that houses the Technical Advisory Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Venezuela's government on Thursday ordered this local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press
Thu,02/15/24-11:25AM , 180 Reads
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and terrorist groups.
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In this photo provided by Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Sunyiehubov, firefighters examine the site of Russia's missile attack that hit an apartment building in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb.15, 2024. (Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Sunyiehubov Office/ via AP)

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6 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
By ILLIA NOVIKOV AND EMMA BURROWS - Associated Press
Thu,02/15/24-4:02AM , 81 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Israel has formally complained after the Vatican No. 2 spoke of the “carnage” in Gaza and what he termed a disproportionate Israeli military operation following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

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Israel complains after Vatican denounces 'carnage' and disproportionate response in Gaza
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,02/15/24-3:54AM , 124 Reads
ROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza and what he termed a disproportionate Israeli military operation following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee palace in Paris, May 14, 2023. French President Emmanuel will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday Feb.16, 2024 in Paris as part of a trip to Germany and France, the French presidency said in a statement. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

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France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Thu,02/15/24-3:25AM , 95 Reads
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday in Paris to provide “long-term support” to the war-ravaged country which has been battling Russia's full-scale invasion for nearly two years.
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