Census data shows San Diego County's population under age 5 declining
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Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026
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Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says
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Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth
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UN’s ‘responsibility to deliver’ will not waver, after US announces withdrawal from dozens of international organizations
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Syria signals renewed cooperation on chemical weapons destruction
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Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions
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World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger
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Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says
Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special...
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands
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