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North Syria violence kills 19 civilians: monitor
North Syria violence kills 19 civilians: monitor
World
by  AFP

At least 19 civilians were killed during two separate incidents in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, a war monitor said on Friday. Violence between Turkey and Syria's Kurds escalated this week with a deadly Turkish strike killing 17 regime and Kurdish fighters in retaliation for Kurdish fire inside Turkey.

22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa: WFP
22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa: WFP
World
by  AFP

The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday. WFP says by September, at least 22 million people could face starvation.